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<p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opened a total of 49 criminal cases from January
2016 until December 2021. Ten (10) cases were opened in 2016, eleven (11) cases were
opened in 2017, ten (10) cases were opened in 2018, five (5) case were opened in 2019,
eight (8) cases were opened in 2020, and five (5) cases were opened in 2021.</p><p>
</p><p>These numbers do not include cases that are related to the SFO’s Proceeds of
Crime, International Assistance and/or Mutual Legal Assistance efforts.</p><p>The
below table shows the fines issued by the SFO since 2016:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date
of Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Monetary value of fine or financial penalty</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2016</p></td><td><p>£1,136,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2016</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2016</p></td><td><p>£6,375,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2017</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2019</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2019</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>£850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November
2019</p></td><td><p>£15,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>£800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2021</p></td><td><p>£7,521,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2021</p></td><td><p>£47,197,640</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
SFO does not hold data on fines issued prior to 2016. These results do not include
costs awarded to the SFO nor any confiscation orders.</p><p>Deferred Prosecution Agreements
(DPAs) were introduced on 24 February 2014, under the provisions of Schedule 17 of
the Crime and Courts Act 2013. They are available to the Crown Prosecution Service
and the Serious Fraud Office. Since 2014 the SFO has entered in to a total of 12 DPAs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date
of Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Currency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
(Per DPA)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>US$</p></td><td><p>32,576,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July
2016</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>6,553,085</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2017</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>510,252,645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2017</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>132,062,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>22,900,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2019</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>2,069,861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2020</p></td><td><p>EUR€</p></td><td><p>990,963,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2020</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>44,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2020</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>2,979,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>103,310,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July
2021</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>1,994,071</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>GBP£</p></td><td><p>515,994</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
above includes all financial amounts within each DPA, which could consist of:</p><ul><li>Financial
Penalty</li><li>Disgorgement of Profits</li><li>Compensation</li><li>Cost Awards to
the SFO</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>
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