SFO

British

abbreviation

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

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He said SFO security personnel are not part of TSA, and as a result, the airport has not had any checkpoint backups.

From Los Angeles Times

We’re often wistful when we land back at SFO with the feeling that our travel ended too soon.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Zamora’s operation risked public safety on a global scale in a way that defies belief,” the SFO’s Director of Operations Emma Luxton said.

From The Wall Street Journal

About 90% of those proceeds were obtained fraudulently, the SFO said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The total losses incurred from the fraud tallied close to £40 million, investigators said, though that number reflects only costs reported to the SFO.

From The Wall Street Journal

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