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SFO

British  

abbreviation

  1. Serious Fraud Office: the department of the British government which investigates cases of serious financial fraud

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Under the U.K. government’s proposal, the SFO would award whistleblowers who provide information that is “both significant and original” and that leads to a successful enforcement action against a company, including a deferred prosecution agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The source said Swalwell was held on Saturday at SFO and released the same day he was detained for search purposes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

I zipped through to the TSA checkpoint at SFO without having to pass through one or two representatives and a kiosk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The BBC joined a team from the SFO as they put on stab vests and raided a company office at a business park in Cannock.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

"I found a reservation for Marin Delaney. SFO to LGA. But it's for the twenty-third."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

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