UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged biodiesel trader and former Greenergy employee Gianni Rivera with fraud and money laundering. The SFO’s charges come after its investigation into the sustainable fuel sector.
The SFO has charged Rivera with money laundering and fraud by abuse of position. The Office believes that during the course of the business relationship between Greenergy and Biodiesel Kampen BV, a Dutch trading partner, Rivera received payments from Kampen director Cornelis Bunschoten. The SFO has further found that Rivera transferred back part of the amount he received to Bunschoten-related companies.
The SFO’s investigation at Greenergy and some third parties began in 2018. However, Greenergy is not a suspect in the investigation anymore.
Source: Serious Fraud Office, UK