{"id":51238,"date":"2019-01-18T09:42:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T09:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=51238"},"modified":"2019-01-18T09:42:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T09:42:45","slug":"suspected-fraud-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/suspected-fraud-construction\/51238\/","title":{"rendered":"SFO opens suspected fraud investigation on construction projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Serious Fraud Office<\/a> (SFO) has opened an investigation into suspected fraud on three construction projects in Manchester and Liverpool<\/h2>\n

The SFO investigation into a suspected fraud concerning three property developments are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Angelgate<\/strong>, Dantzic Street, Manchester \u2013 the development company being Pinnacle (Angelgate) Ltd;<\/li>\n
  2. North Point Pall Mall<\/strong>, 70-90 Pall Mall, Liverpool \u2013 the development company being North Point (Pall Mall) Ltd; and<\/li>\n
  3. New Chinatown<\/strong>, Great George Street, Liverpool \u2013 the development company being China Town Development Company Ltd.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In conjunction with Merseyside Police, as part of a joint investigation with North-West Regional Organised Crime Unit, search warrants were executed at a number of addresses across the UK on 17 January.<\/p>\n

    The SFO cannot comment any further at this stage, and any significant updates will be posted on the SFO website.<\/p>\n

    The SFO encourages members of the public who have invested in any of the three property developments named above to complete a questionnaire that can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Members of the public who wish to report information concerning other property development schemes should contact\u00a0Action Fraud<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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