The multi-million pound conglomerate provides outsourced services in the fields of military, health, transport, justice, immigration, and citizens services. It has been embroiled in criminal investigations since 2014.
The UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has brought criminal charges of “fraud by false representations and false accounting” against two former directors of the international conglomerate Serco. The SFO announced the charges against Nicholas Woods, ex-Finance Director of Serco Home Affairs, and Simon Marshall, former Operations Director of Field Services, at midday on 16 December 2019.
“Simon Marshall and Nicholas Woods have been charged jointly with one count of fraud by false representation, contrary to section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006 and one count of false accounting, contrary to section 17(1)a of the Theft Act 1968,” the SFO said in a statement.
Marshal faces two additional charges of fraud by false misrepresentation and Woods an additional charge of false accounting.
A spokesperson for Serco said “neither of the individuals charged have been employed by Serco since 2013” and the charges pertain “in relation to events which occured between 2011 and 2013”.
They continued saying:
“The SFO investigation into Serco companies concerning these matters concluded in July 2019 with a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) between the SFO and Serco Geografix Ltd; a statement made at the time of the DPA can be…
