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Lisa Osofsky on SFO’s dwindling caseload, UK’s ‘antiquated’ fraud laws and hiring in a pandemic

The director of the Serious Fraud Office reflects on criticism of her department and her hopes to 'make our own rain'

Lisa Osofsky on SFO’s dwindling caseload, UK’s ‘antiquated’ fraud laws and hiring in a pandemic
Photo: Danilo Agutoli

Lisa Osofsky, like most of us, is hoping there will be a silver lining to the Covid-19 crisis.

“We are keeping a good eye out,” she says of the potential for criminals to take advantage of the pandemic to carry out fraud.

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