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- The UK Environment Agency is prosecuting Southern Water chief executive Matthew Wright and three ex-staff for defrauding Ofwat and the Agency between January 2012 and December 2017.
- A High Court ruling on 22 July 2026 dismissed Wright’s challenge, sending the case to Medway Magistrates’ Court.
- The indictment says they fabricated “no-flow” events and used tankers to remove wastewater, evading about £45 million in penalties.
