SFO secures two Unaoil convictions, but judge critical of director
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Neil Hodge2020-07-14T16:42:00
Following a four-year investigation, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office has secured convictions against two former Unaoil executives for bribes made to win oil services contracts in Iraq, although the presiding judge ordered a review into how SFO Director Lisa Osofsky led the case.
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