Press release

SFO and DOJ affirm commitment to joint working to tackle crime

The Director of the Serious Fraud Office met with the Head of the Criminal Division at the US Department of Justice this week.

The Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) met with聽the Head of the Criminal Division at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) this week as part of strengthening聽their important partnership聽in tackling financial crime.

The meeting covered the DOJ鈥檚 latest white collar crime policies and the SFO and DoJ鈥檚聽shared commitment to encouraging voluntary self-disclosure from companies as well as positive action to reduce the length of complex聽investigations to deliver swifter justice. 聽聽聽

The meeting comes soon after the DOJ published its new white collar crime enforcement plan. 聽聽

Director of Serious Fraud Office, Nick Ephgrave QPM, said:

I was delighted to meet with Matthew聽Galeotti, Head of Criminal Division at the US Department of Justice.聽

Fraud, bribery, and corruption have a deeply damaging impact on people鈥檚 lives and our respective economies. This week we re-affirmed our long-standing commitment to working together wherever possible to tackle this threat.聽聽聽

This meeting marks a significant milestone for us as we continue to strengthen our international approach to fighting financial crime with key partners. Together, we can more effectively pursue criminals聽and deliver justice.

Head of the Department of Justice鈥檚 Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, said:

This week, I met with Nick Ephgrave, Director of the UK鈥檚 Serious Fraud Office, and we discussed the strategies and tools available to combat fraud and restore the integrity of our markets and bring justice to victims.聽

The Criminal Division and SFO have been partners in this fight for many years, and I look forward to strengthening our cooperation and our shared commitment to root out insidious white-collar crime.

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Published 27 June 2025