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UK fraud agency stresses stability with another ex-policeman as interim director

By Martin Coyle ( February 27, 2026, 13:58 GMT | Comment) -- The new interim head of the UK's Serious Fraud Office, Graham McNulty, is already in a senior role at the white-collar crime agency and was also a police officer, like outgoing chief, Nick Ephgrave. That promises to help ensure some continuity, but some say McNulty's lack of UK legal experience could be a problem as the agency seeks to resolve technical problems with its prosecutions.The UK's white-collar crime agency can hope for a degree of short-term continuity despite its director's shock retirement last month, given that the temporary replacement is also a former police officer with a relatively similar background....

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