Tesco And Fraud Office Hold Talks Over Deal

Tesco has been holding secret talks with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) about a deal to settle a criminal probe into the accounting scandal which last year triggered the biggest crisis in the retailer's history. Sky News has learnt that the SFO and Tesco have been in discussions about the possibility of signing a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which would involve a court-approved deal under which the company would admit wrongdoing but avoid any immediate criminal sanctions. The talks betw