Christoper Crosby
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London-based Senior Reporter for @Law360, covering white collar crime. Misplaced Mainer. [email protected]
London, England
Joined September 2014
BREAKING: Ex-Axiom Ince Leadership Hit With Fraud Charges Over Firm's Collapse
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The Serious Fraud Office charged five former Axiom Ince leaders with fraud on Friday over the collapse of the law firm with a £65 million ($81 million) hole in its client accounts.
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BREAKING: SFO To Charge Two More Over Glencore Bribery Probe
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The Serious Fraud Office said Friday that it intends to charge two more individuals in connection with its major bribery probe of Glencore PLC in addition to the five former executives hit with...
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👍Fantastic @Law360UK analysis by @FaulknerLJ with top takeaways from this week’s ruling in the #TunaBond case, highlighting the “tragedy” of how Mozambique🇲🇿 was “hustled” by international firms in a marine project 🚤that “had no chance from the start”: https://t.co/meJr43lNgS
A London judge took the opportunity as he delivered a ruling that Mozambique was defrauded in a controversial maritime project to raise questions about the role played by international banks and the lack of financial standards in the "tuna bonds" scandal.
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BREAKING: SFO Charges 5 Ex-Glencore Employees Over Bribes In Africa
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The Serious Fraud Office charged the former chief executive of Glencore's oil business and four other ex-employees with bribery on Thursday over allegations they made corrupt payments to government...
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A former SFO investigator accused of leaking information about a corruption investigation into mining company Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. was subject to disciplinary proceedings for making disclosures about another matter to the media. https://t.co/vjHLG52qMg
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BREAKING: Hayes Wins Lifeline In Bid To Overturn Libor Conviction
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An English appellate court on Tuesday opened the door for two traders convicted of manipulating benchmark interest rates to appeal to the U.K.'s top court but said that the justices must decide...
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⚖️Really good exploration by @Law360UK's @ctcrosby1 of the fallout from @sra_solicitors’ failed anti-money laundering case against global law firm @dentons at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, featuring comments from @EndCorruptionUK’s @ByHelenTaylor. https://t.co/St4RpMIC1g
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The failure by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to secure a sanction against Dentons over the firm's handling of anti-money laundering checks on a former client is a blow to the regulator's...
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BREAKING: Duo Acquitted Of Bribing Saudi Elites Under MoD Deal
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Two British men were acquitted in London on Wednesday of paying £9.7 million ($12.2 million) in bribes to Saudi officials as part of a multibillion-pound U.K. defense contract, although one was...
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I sat down with former head of CPS @MaxHillKC to chat about about his move to King & Spalding
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Max Hill KC, the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service, was persuaded to join King & Spalding LLP as a consultant in its special matters and government investigations practice partly because...
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5 Top Takeaways From The SFO Director's Maiden Speech https://t.co/XblOMKrtxU
@UKSFO director Nick Ephgrave has signaled his desire to carry out more dawn raid and pay whistleblowers for swifter investigations. lawyers tell @Law360 it is a return to old-fashioned law enforcement
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Serious Fraud Office director Nick Ephgrave has signaled his desire to carry out more dawn raids, use more intelligence and pay whistleblowers to carry out swifter investigations. Here, lawyers tell...
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The Post Office scandal has shed a light on private prosecutions, the lesser-known avenue for justice. With questions raised over its future, we looked at what reforms might be in consideration -- and whether MPs would take a the nuclear option.
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The parallel path to justice has existed for hundreds of years, but could be brought down by one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice the country has seen, lawyers and legal experts tell...
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Last week, a blockbuster corporate settlement between a gambling company, HMRC and CPS made headlines its£585M penalty. Now, lawyers say it's a sign that there's a new cop on the beat https://t.co/QmEdtLYMNO
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The blockbuster bribery settlement reached by a gambling company with Britain's tax collector signals that enforcement agencies other than the Serious Fraud Office have the ability to investigate and...
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Why Lord Garnier, a key architect of the U.K.'s new economic crime act, is frustrated with the signature legislation https://t.co/wSh0N81RFc
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Edward Garnier KC, the Conservative peer, barrister, and one of the country's foremost experts on economic crime, tells Law360 the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act will make Britain a...
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#SFO Says City Lawyer Tipped Off Client About #ENRC Probe https://t.co/jMTV6bneOD A City lawyer tipped off a client about the Serious Fraud Office's investigation into high-end property in London, linked to Eurasian Natural Resources Corp., prosecutors told a court on Friday.
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A City lawyer tipped off a client about the Serious Fraud Office's anti-money laundering investigation into high-end property in London, which was linked to mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources...
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The @UKSFO's bribery retrial against two men will start in London in wo weeks after more than a year's delay.
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The former head of an Airbus subsidiary and a finance associate will be retried in November on charges that they bribed members of the Saudi royal family and members of the country's national guard...
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UK Economic Crime Bill nears passage after @UKHouseofLords abandons fight over exempting SMEs
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Sweeping reforms to corporate criminal liability look set to become law later this year after lawmakers in the U.K.'s upper house of Parliament on Wednesday dropped their insistence that new anti-f...
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If anyone is looking for information on Maine, the local reporters are navigating known details and rumors @mikeshepherdME @sunjournal
@MEStatePolice A good example of differences: • A councilor tells @sunjournal 22 dead across 3 scenes. • Sheriff tells me as many as 20 across 2 scenes, and that the Walmart Distribution Center was *ruled out.*
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@MEStatePolice A good example of differences: • A councilor tells @sunjournal 22 dead across 3 scenes. • Sheriff tells me as many as 20 across 2 scenes, and that the Walmart Distribution Center was *ruled out.*
Lewiston city councilor confirms 22 dead in multiple shootings https://t.co/f1r49a2gnu
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Nigeria Has Beat An $11B Award Due To Fraud, Bribery and misconduct by its lawyers
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A London judge ruled Monday that an $11 billion arbitration award issued against Nigeria was procured by fraud after finding that an oil and gas company and its legal team — including a barrister —...
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Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi is manipulating the country's $3.1 billion corruption claim from "behind the scenes" to conceal his role in squandering its economic future, a French-Lebanese billionaire told a London court.
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Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi is manipulating the country's $3.1 billion corruption claim from "behind the scenes" like "He Who Must Not Be Named" to conceal his role in squandering its economic...
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