Another year over. And are we any the wiser when it comes to
business crime?
In a way, we are. We have learnt the outcome of some of the
major investigations that were ongoing at the start of the year.
But I think we can also look at some of the events of 2017 as
indicators of what we can expect in 2018 and beyond.
When we came into 2017, there were two major, high-profile cases
that had yet to be concluded that appeared to be coming to an end.
Rolls-Royce had been under investigation for years after compelling
evidence came to light that it had used bribery extensively to
secure contracts around the world for a number of years. And Tesco
was still being investigated over the accounting scandal that had
seen the supermarket giant hit the headlines for overstating
profits in 2014 by £326M.
