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Comment: Abandoning BAT probe resurrects capability questions for UK's fraud prosecutor

By Martin Coyle
  • 15 Jan 2021 11:20
  • 15 Jan 2021 11:20
British American Tobacco can breathe a sigh of relief at news today that UK fraud investigators have closed a probe against it. The Serious Fraud Office, however, faces familiar, uncomfortable questions about its ability to prosecute companies.
The SFO said its investigation into the global tobacco giant didn’t meet the

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Martin Coyle

Senior Correspondent


Martin Coyle is a senior correspondent, based in MLex's London office, reporting daily on bribery and corruption issues in the UK and Europe. Previously he was a senior editor at Thomson Reuters where he covered anti-money laundering, financial crime and regulatory enforcement issues. Prior to that he was editor of The Accountant, the world's oldest accounting publication, and International Accounting Bulletin, a bi-monthly business journal owned by Lafferty.

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