Financial Crime Financial Crime

Computer specialist denies bribery, fraud charges over UK police IT contract

By Martin Coyle
  • 08 Oct 2021 08:16
  • 08 Oct 2021 08:16
A computer specialist today denied bribery and fraud charges over accusations that he paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to the head of IT with a regional UK police force.

Vivek Desai appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London today alongside Brian Chant, Hampshire Constabulary's former head of IT.

Desai

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Martin Coyle

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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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