Closing statements are being presented to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry and lawyers for key figures have submitted their final arguments. Ancient Post Office Boss Paula Vennells says in her own written statement posted online that she is “devastated” that information “was not shared with her” about the faulty Horizon IT system. It is … Read more
The police are investigating “dozens of people” at the Post Office and Fujitsu, announced the head of a national operation. A team of 100 agents nationwide is investigating potential suspects and their involvement in the Post Office scandal. Hundreds of deputy postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches between 1999 and 2015 after … Read more
The US government announced on Tuesday that it had closed its investigation into a Outbreak of E. coli linked to McDonald’s Hamburgers Quarter Pounder after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The hearth, which was first reported on October 22has sickened at least 104 people in 14 states, including 34 hospitalized, according to … Read more
An investigation is underway against the French defense company Thales for suspected bribery and corruption, the British Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced. A statement, issued shortly after French financial markets closed, said a joint investigation involving the SFO’s French counterparts, the PNF, was underway. The case did not detail allegations beyond the alleged offenses, although … Read more