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Religions > Atheism |
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"Fred Stone" |
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25 Jan 2006 11:34:34 AM |
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Gorgeous George facing criminal fraud investigation |
Let's see the big blowhard bluster his way out of it this time...
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/otherparties/story/0,,1694270,00.html
Galloway may face serious fraud office investigation
David Leigh and Rob Evans
Wednesday January 25, 2006
The Guardian
George Galloway faces the prospect of a criminal investigation into his
activities by the serious fraud office, which has collected evidence
relating to the oil-for-food corruption scandal in Iraq.
A four-strong SFO team returned from Washington with what a source close
to US investigators calls "thousands of documents" about the scandal.
The team is expected to produce, within the next four weeks, a report
for the SFO director, Robert Wardle, as to whether a full criminal
investigation should be mounted into UK individuals and companies
involved, including Mr Galloway, the Respect MP for Bethnal Green and
Bow.
The SFO is following up two official reports published before Christmas
in Washington, which detailed banking evidence that Mr Galloway's wife
and his political campaign organisation both received large sums from
Saddam Hussein, laundered through under-the-counter oil allocations.
Mr Galloway is unaware of the SFO's activities. He is in the Channel 4
TV show Celebrity Big Brother and cut off from outside contact. He is
expected to be evicted from the Big Brother house tonight.
In addition to the SFO's moves, the high court will hear the result of
an appeal this morning by the Daily Telegraph against Mr Galloway's
£150,000 libel award against the newspaper. In 2003, the newspaper
accused him of taking cash from Saddam. Mr Galloway's lawyers were
tight-lipped last night over the appeal ruling. If the paper fails
today, it may take its case to the Lords, facing the MP with further
potential costs in a case where legal fees already exceed £1m...
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Fred Stone
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"Point the finger and make a fuss
before someone points the finger at us."
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| User: "Robi" |
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| Title: Re: Gorgeous George facing criminal fraud investigation |
25 Jan 2006 02:12:20 PM |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1694572,00.html
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