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Former Barclays exec admits exaggerating wife's part in Abu Dhabi capital raising

By Martin Coyle
  • 14 Jul 2020 11:39
  • 14 Jul 2020 11:39
Former senior Barclays executive Roger Jenkins today admitted exaggerating the role that his then-wife played in getting Abu Dhabi investors on board as the bank scrambled to avoid a government bailout in October 2008.

Giving evidence for a fourth day at London’s High Court, Jenkins said he sought to play u

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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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