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SFO to secure a further £96,000 from “green energy” fraudster
Serious Fraud Office
Today, the SFO secured a £96,000 confiscation order against Steven John Murphy, 50, after uncovering additional assets related to his role in a boiler-room fraud. The funds will go straight back to the public purse. Murphy was one of seven men who defrauded thousands of UK investors out of £8.2 million through an east-London registered but Spain-based sham biofuel company called Worldwide Bio Refineries (WBR). SFO investigators recently uncovered that Murphy held equity in a UK property that had been purchased using the proceeds of crime, and acted quickly to recover £96k.
AFP assists Europol disruption of $542 million money laundering operation
Australia Federal Police
The AFP has assisted a Europol-led investigation to disrupt an offshore money launderer that washed $542 million for cybercriminals, including a ransomware group that extorted an Australian business. AFP contributions began in November, 2025, when investigators uncovered activity by two foreign administrators who allegedly ran a money laundering service for cybercriminals from Georgia. The money laundering service, known as AudiA6, was allegedly given illegally obtained finances (often cryptocurrency) by cybercriminals, ‘cleaned’ the money, and converted it into traditional currencies. The launderers allegedly charged commissions of between three and 10 per cent.
France: Seven convicted of €1.13 million fraud involving energy-renovation scheme MaPrimeRénov’
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 11 June 2026) – Seven people were convicted this week over a €1.13 million fraud involving French energy-renovation scheme MaPrimeRénov’, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France). MaPrimeRénov’ is a French government programme, partly funded by the EU under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), that provides financial support for energy-efficiency renovations in residential buildings.
