UK Environment Agency launches criminal proceedings against former Southern Water CEO
Matthew Wright and three other former employees face allegations of manipulating wastewater test results.
Altaf Shah
The UK Environment Agency has launched criminal proceedings against Matthew Wright, the former CEO of Southern Water, over allegations of manipulating wastewater test results.
Wright is one of four former Southern Water employees facing the allegations, which involve rigging wastewater test results.
charged in connection with the case
According to reports, Wright was charged with conspiracy to defraud in relation to the water tests.
Updates
The criminal proceedings now include allegations that the former CEO and three employees conspired to defraud both the Environment Agency and the regulator Ofwat between 2012 and 2017. The fraud supposedly involved creating artificial 'no-flow' events at treatment works to manipulate compliance results.
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