Former Southern Water chief executive Matthew Wright is charged with conspiracy to defraud over allegations relating to water and wastewater quality testing. Multiple outlets report that Wright faces the charge alongside three other former Southern Water employees. The criminal proceedings are brought by the Environment Agency, and the allegations involve a scheme to manipulate test results used for regulatory compliance. According to reports, the Environment Agency says the group allegedly conspired to defraud the Environment Agency and the water regulator Ofwat. The Guardian adds that the alleged conduct relates to wastewater testing, including the creation of artificial “no-flow” events at wastewater treatment works, intended to affect compliance checks. The alleged period of the wrongdoing is reported as between 2012 and 2017. The outlets agree that the charges concern alleged rigging or manipulation of water quality or wastewater testing used in oversight and enforcement. The reports do not include details of court dates, pleas, or the defendants’ responses, and the allegations have not been tested in court.
Former Southern Water CEO Matthew Wright charged over alleged manipulation of water tests
Former Southern Water chief executive Matthew Wright is charged with conspiracy to defraud over allegations relating to water and wastewater quality testing. Multiple outlets report that Wright faces...
- Matthew Wright, former CEO of Southern Water, is among four people charged.
- The charge is conspiracy to defraud, according to multiple reports.
- The Environment Agency brings the criminal proceedings, with Ofwat named as a party defrauded.
- The allegations involve an alleged scheme to manipulate water and/or wastewater quality tests.
- Reports cite an alleged timeframe of 2012 to 2017 and, in at least one account, refer to artificial “no-flow” events.
The summons was issued last year, but Matthew Wright then launched a legal challenge over the move.
1 hour agoThe former boss is among four charged over an alleged plan to manipulate water quality tests
2 hours agoEx-chief executive Matthew Wright among those named in criminal proceedings by Environment AgencyBritain’s Environment Agency (EA) is bringing a fraud case against four former Southern Water employees, including the former chief executive Matthew Wright, over allegations they manipulated wastewater testing results.The regulator said the four had allegedly conspired to defraud the Environment Agency and water regulator Ofwat between 2012 and 2017 by creating artificial “no-flow” events at wastewater treatment works to influence compliance checks. Continue reading...
2 hours agoThe summons was issued last year, but Matthew Wright then launched a legal challenge over the move.
2 hours agoMatthew Wright, who was chief executive of Southern Water, has been accused alongside three others of conspiring to defraud the Environment Agency and water regulator Ofwat
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