06-12-2018 19:11 via theguardian.com

Two Tesco directors cleared of fraud as judge labels case 'weak'

Crown court jury instructed to acquit duo over the £250m black hole in profits in 2014Two former Tesco executives accused of masterminding a fraud that triggered the biggest financial crisis in the supermarket chain’s 100-year history have been cleared after the judge threw out the case stating the prosecution case was “so weak” it should not be before a jury.Chris Bush and John Scouler were acquitted after the judge Sir John Royce dismissed the case brought by the Seriou
Read more »