A BIODIESEL company based in County Durham has been drawn into an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, The Northern Echo can reveal today.
Officials fear shares in Worldwide Bio Refineries, in Newton Aycliffe, may have been sold to unassuming investors as part of a so-called 'boiler room scam.' Deals involving the company's shares are now being examined by fraud officers as part of an international investigation called Operation Affair.
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