SFO charges two former Serco directors with fraud, false accounting
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-12-16T17:01:00
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has charged two individuals with fraud and false accounting concerning Serco’s electronic monitoring contract with the Ministry of Justice.
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