UK fraud office charges director over aircraft parts sales
LONDON, May 28 (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on Wednesday charged a company director with fraudulent trading as part of an investigation into a company that sold airline parts.
"(Jose Alejandro) Zamora Yrala, the company director, is accused of operating UK-based AOG Technics for a fraudulent purpose. The company's customers included airlines, maintenance providers and parts suppliers," the SFO said in a statement.
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