(the) Serious Fraud Office

(the) Serious Fraud Office
the Serious Fraud Office [the Serious Fraud Office] (abbr the SFO)
a British government agency set up in 1988 to investigate cases of ↑fraud (= deceiving people in order to obtain money or goods) which are too large or complicated for the police Fraud Squad to deal with

The government confirmed that the Serious Fraud Office was investigating the bank’s activities.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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