Defendant pleads not guilty in SFO’s complex mortgage and investment fraud case
A defendant who is alleged by the Serious Fraud Office to have been involved in an investment fraud scheme has entered a plea of not guilty.
Serene Peters faces one charge of obtaining by deception related to a $1.8 million investment fraud. Her next court appearance will be on 26 January 2027.
Mrs Peters is one of five defendants that have been charged by the SFO in relation to this case. Two of Mrs Peters’ sons, Christopher Peters and Francis Peters, and associate Gur Raj Bhachu have previously pleaded guilty to their part in the wider scheme, which involved fraudulently obtaining credit and properties. Mrs Peters’ son Gerard Peters has also been charged.