Victim Support
Victims are at the core of the SFO’s strategy. They include any person, organisation, or Government both in the UK and abroad, which has suffered direct financial loss from the most serious and complex fraud, or corruption.
The SFO tries to get justice for victims by recovering as much recompense as possible for victims and by placing criminals behind bars. In April 2011, £64 million of funds were, or were due to be returned to victims and the average jail sentence handed out in SFO cases was over 30 months.
For example, in 2011 three fraudsters running the online Xclusive ticket fraud (that failed to deliver tickets to the Beijing Olympics and various music festivals) each received prison sentences of up to eight years. The SFO had also started confiscation proceedings to recover money for victims.
Read more about this topic: Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)
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