Fraud

Serious Fraud Office picks ex-Met police officer Nick Ephgrave as new director

Embattled financial crime office prepares for new leadership

A former senior police officer will lead the UK’s top fraud-busting agency

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'With everything that has gone on, her not seeking a new term may be beneficial for the agency'

SFO boss Lisa Osofsky to leave: ‘Wins have been eclipsed by scandals’

Osofsky’s rocky tenure at the SFO is drawing to a close, with experts questioning what her legacy will be

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The FBI said Ruja Ignatova is likely to have changed her appearance since vanishing in 2017

Missing ‘CryptoQueen’ added to FBI’s Most Wanted list

The bureau is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information that leads to Ruja Ignatova‘s arrest

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Bermingham, appearing at court over rate manipulation allegations

Ex-Barclays trader banned for life after Euribor conviction

Colin Bermingham was convicted of Euribor rigging in 2019

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Google did not directly address how much it had earned through ads from unregulated firms

Facebook and Google duck questions about earnings from scam ads

MPs wrote to the online giants to ask how they deal with finance scam ads

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Ex-Goldman Sachs analyst and brother charged with insider trading 

The brothers allegedly used inside information to profit on equities trading

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SFO boss Osofsky says new powers could help fraud squad go after ‘dirty’ bank insiders

'We’re concerned that the recipient of the Section 2 Notice may tip off the subjects of the information we seek, thereby jeopardising the covert status of the investigation,' Osofsky said

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Mnuchin pledges crackdown on Covid cybercriminals

The US Treasury secretary said cyber criminal have taken advantage of the pandemic

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Ex-Deutsche Bank traders to stand trial over price rigging precious metals

The case turns on whether trading tactic to manipulate prices is fraud