SFO charges six in complex pension fraud investigation

Charges include conspiracy to defraud, money laundering and Perjury Act offences

Jonathan Stapleton
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The defendants are expected to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 21 August 2025.
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The defendants are expected to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 21 August 2025.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged multiple individuals with fraud related offences, following a complex investigation into the transfer of £75m in pension funds into storage units based mainly in the North of England and Scotland.

In a statement yesterday (25 July), the SFO said Toby Whittaker, Stephen Michael Talbot, Stuart Grehan (also known as Stuart Chapman-Clark), Terence Wright and Emma Hawkins (also known as Emma Greh...

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