SFO CHARGES TWO IN UNAOIL INVESTIGATION
By Azizur Rahman.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged two businessmen with corruption following a criminal investigation into alleged bribery involving Unaoil. Read more
FRAUD COSTS THE UK £190 BILLION A YEAR
By Azizur Rahman.
Fraud has become the most common criminal offence in the UK, with it costing £190 billion a year. Read more
BRITISH SHELL COMPANIES ALLEGED TO HAVE LAUNDERED £80 BILLION
By Azizur Rahman.
British shell companies have been linked to 52 money laundering scandals involving £80 billion over the past 14 years, according to Transparency International. Read more
FRAUD PROSECUTIONS FALLING
By Azizur Rahman.
The number of fraud prosecutions in the UK is falling. Read more
FORMER ROLLS-ROYCE EXECS ADMIT BRIBERY
By Azizur Rahman.
Two former Rolls-Royce executives have pleaded guilty to charges in the United States that they organised international bribes for more than a decade. Read more
UK PEER CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO HSBC’S POSSIBLE ROLE IN SOUTH AFRICAN CORRUPTION
By Azizur Rahman.
HSBC should be investigated for "possible criminal complicity" over corruption allegations in South Africa, according to a UK peer. Read more
HIGH-PROFILE ARRESTS IN HUGE SAUDI CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN
By Azizur Rahman.
Eleven princes, four ministers and many former ministers have been detained in Saudi Arabia as an anti-corruption drive examines allegations of bribery, embezzlement and money laundering. Read more
RED CROSS SAYS IT LOST $6M TO FRAUD BY ITS OFFICIALS
By Azizur Rahman.
The Red Cross estimates that fraud by its officials during the Ebola outbreak cost it an estimated $6M. Read more
DENTISTS, GP’S, STAFF AND PATIENTS ACCUSED OF HUGE NHS FRAUD
By Azizur Rahman.
Dentists, GP’s, staff and patients are among those to blame for an annual health service fraud bill of more than £1 billion, officials have warned. Read more
SFO USE OF RESTRAINT ORDERS DOUBLES
By Azizur Rahman.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has doubled its use of restraint orders in the past financial year. Read more
RAHMAN RAVELLI RECEIVES TOP RANKING AGAIN IN THE UK’S MAJOR LEGAL GUIDE
By Azizur Rahman.
Rahman Ravelli has once again been named by a legal guide as one of the UK’s elite firms for corporate fraud and financial crime. Read more
A THIRD OF CHARITIES FRAUD INVOLVES PEOPLE WORKING FOR THEM
By Azizur Rahman.
A Charity Commission report has claimed that a third of charity fraud cases in England and Wales are believed to involve staff, trustees or volunteers. Read more
RBS PAYS $44m TO SETTLE US INVESTMENT FRAUD INVESTIGATION
By Azizur Rahman.
Royal Bank of Scotland has settled a US criminal investigation that accused its traders of lying to clients over investments between 2008 and 2013. Read more
FIRST PERSON SENTENCED IN US FIFA BRIBERY PROBE
By Azizur Rahman.
A former Guatemalan judge has become the first person to be sentenced in the United States’ bribery investigation into football’s governing body, FIFA. Read more