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| − | '''Richard Alderman''' is a former [[SFO director]]. He was widely criticised for his role as [[SFO/Director]]. | + | '''Richard Alderman''' is a former [[SFO director]]. He was widely criticised for his role as [[SFO/Director]]. The Telegraph reported that the SFO " was run in a “slovenly, sloppy” and that he took 52 days foreign travel in a year and sanctioned £1m of unauthorised payoffs to colleagues.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financial-crime/9916461/Ex-SFO-chief-Richard-Alderman-attacked-over-shocking-stewardship.html</ref> |
| + | [[Andrew Feinstein]] described him as a man whose "long career in the [[UK/Deep state|deeper reaches of the British bureaucracy]] made him a safe pair of hands".<ref name=SW>''[[The Shadow World]]''</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Before the SFO, he was a senior investigator at [[HM Revenue and Customs]] in charge of specialised tax inquiries.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/oct/01/richard-alderman-sfo-profile</ref> | Before the SFO, he was a senior investigator at [[HM Revenue and Customs]] in charge of specialised tax inquiries.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/oct/01/richard-alderman-sfo-profile</ref> | ||
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===SFO Director=== | ===SFO Director=== | ||
| + | In 2010 Alderman met the head of the [[World Bank]]'s anti-corruption unit, [[Leonard McCarthy]], "to discuss strengthening co-operation between the two agencies."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/law/2010/oct/10/serious-fraud-office-bribery-crackdown<ref> | ||
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In a letter to Sir [[Bernard Hogan-Howe]], [[Emily Thornberry]] wrote: "I fear that Richard Alderman's conduct with regard to severance packages and ex-gratia payments to senior staff may amount to an offence of misconduct in public office. I would be very grateful for any assistance that you can offer in investigating this deeply troubling matter.’"<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2367556/Serious-Fraud-Office-boss-Richard-Alderman-investigated-police-taxpayer-funded-payoffs-staff-worth-1MILLION.html</ref> | In a letter to Sir [[Bernard Hogan-Howe]], [[Emily Thornberry]] wrote: "I fear that Richard Alderman's conduct with regard to severance packages and ex-gratia payments to senior staff may amount to an offence of misconduct in public office. I would be very grateful for any assistance that you can offer in investigating this deeply troubling matter.’"<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2367556/Serious-Fraud-Office-boss-Richard-Alderman-investigated-police-taxpayer-funded-payoffs-staff-worth-1MILLION.html</ref> | ||
| − | In March 2013, ''[[The Telegraph]]'' began a report by stating that "Before a brutal grilling by MPs on the [[Public Accounts Committee]], Richard Alderman was forced to admit he had not obtained written approval for nearly £1m of severance payments to three departing colleagues."<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financial-crime/9915329/SFOs-ex-chief-Richard-Alderman-ran-a-circus-say-MPs.html</ref> | + | ====Payoffs to colleagues==== |
| + | In March 2013, ''[[The Telegraph]]'' began a report by stating that "Before a brutal grilling by MPs on the [[Public Accounts Committee]], Richard Alderman was forced to admit he had not obtained written approval for nearly £1m of severance payments to three departing colleagues." They quoted [[Emily Thornberry]] as saying that "A financial irregularity on this scale is an affront to the standing of the SFO, which is supposed to be the nation’s flagship [[fraud]] and [[corruption]] watchdog.’"<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financial-crime/9915329/SFOs-ex-chief-Richard-Alderman-ran-a-circus-say-MPs.html</ref> | ||
===Later Activities=== | ===Later Activities=== | ||
| − | [[Slaughter and May]] hired Alderman as a senior consultant, a group with which he | + | [[Slaughter and May]] hired Alderman as a senior consultant, a group with which he had dealings when he lead the SFO.<ref>https://lawyerfirmnews.com/2018/09/11/slaughters-finally-seals-hire-of-former-sfo-director-david-green-qc/</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Richard Alderman is a former SFO director. He was widely criticised for his role as SFO/Director. The Telegraph reported that the SFO " was run in a “slovenly, sloppy” and that he took 52 days foreign travel in a year and sanctioned £1m of unauthorised payoffs to colleagues.[1] Andrew Feinstein described him as a man whose "long career in the deeper reaches of the British bureaucracy made him a safe pair of hands".[2]
Career
Before the SFO, he was a senior investigator at HM Revenue and Customs in charge of specialised tax inquiries.[3]
SFO Director
In 2010 Alderman met the head of the World Bank's anti-corruption unit, Leonard McCarthy, "to discuss strengthening co-operation between the two agencies."Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Payoffs to colleagues
In March 2013, The Telegraph began a report by stating that "Before a brutal grilling by MPs on the Public Accounts Committee, Richard Alderman was forced to admit he had not obtained written approval for nearly £1m of severance payments to three departing colleagues." They quoted Emily Thornberry as saying that "A financial irregularity on this scale is an affront to the standing of the SFO, which is supposed to be the nation’s flagship fraud and corruption watchdog.’"[4]
Later Activities
Slaughter and May hired Alderman as a senior consultant, a group with which he had dealings when he lead the SFO.[5]
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References
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financial-crime/9916461/Ex-SFO-chief-Richard-Alderman-attacked-over-shocking-stewardship.html
- ↑ The Shadow World
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/oct/01/richard-alderman-sfo-profile
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financial-crime/9915329/SFOs-ex-chief-Richard-Alderman-ran-a-circus-say-MPs.html
- ↑ https://lawyerfirmnews.com/2018/09/11/slaughters-finally-seals-hire-of-former-sfo-director-david-green-qc/
