The SFO has published a speech by Hannah von Dadelszen, Joint Head of Fraud at the SFO, on fighting fraud. In her speech, Ms von Dadelszen focused on the factors which give rise to an SFO investigation, including:
- whether the apparent criminality undermines UK PLC commercial or financial interests in general and in the City of London in particular;
- whether the actual or potential financial loss involved is high;
- whether the actual or potential economic harm is significant;
- whether there is a significant public interest element; and
- whether there is a new species of fraud.
The speech also focused on the SFO’s process for dealing with individual cases.