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Ex-Tesco execs acquitted of financial fraud in blow to SFO

Published on: 07 December 2018
Published by: Law360
  • Ex-Tesco execs acquitted of financial fraud in blow to SFO

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Law 360, London: A London judge instructed jurors on Thursday 6th December 2018 to acquit two former Tesco executives accused of fraud and false accounting in a scandal that wiped nearly £2bn ($2.6bn) off the supermarket chain’s value, dealing a blow to the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) prosecution. or take a trial to read the full analysis.

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