Fraud prosecutors concealed misconduct files in bribery inquiry, court hears
Senior prosecutors at the Serious Fraud Office have been accused of keeping secret key documents that detailed their misconduct in one of their biggest bribery investigations.
Lisa Osofsky, the SFO director, and senior colleagues have been criticised for maintaining improper contact with a US private investigator during the investigation.
The UK court of appeal heard on Wednesday that the SFO had to be forced to disclose significant documents that detailed the dealings Osofsky and her colleagues had had with the investigator.
Adrian Darbishire, a QC for a British businessman seeking to overturn his corruption conviction, accused senior SFO prosecutors of a “deliberate and blanket decision” to withhold the documents.
He alleged that Kevin Davis,
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