The Serious Fraud Office, working in conjunction with the Financial Conduct Authority, has opened an investigation into individuals associated with failed £236m mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance Plc.
On 4 March four individuals were arrested in the Kent and Sussex areas after a multi-agency swoop.
All four have been released pending further investigation.
The investigation, dubbed ‘Operation Axite’, was coordinated with the assistance of the National Crime Agency, City of London Police, Kent Police, Sussex Police and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU).
The SFO encouraged members of the public who have invested in the scheme over the period 2016 to 2018 to contact them through a secure reporting portal here: https://operation-axite.egressforms.com
