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SFO chief was criticized by Unaoil trial judge over contacts with agent

By Martin Coyle and Annie Robertson ( July 13, 2020, 12:42 GMT | Insight) -- While the UK’s Serious Fraud Office has secured convictions in its Unaoil-linked bribery prosecution, it can now be revealed that the trial also exposed agency chief Lisa Osofsky to criticism over her dealings with a US-based representative of the oil-sector consultancy's owners, the Monaco-based Ahsani family. Defendant Ziad Akle tried unsuccessfully to get the case kicked out in January, arguing that Osofsky had repeatedly made “improper” contact with former US prosecutor David Tinsley, the founder of private agency 5 Stones Intelligence.While the UK’s Serious Fraud Office has secured convictions in its Unaoil-linked bribery prosecution, it can now be revealed that the trial also exposed agency chief Lisa Osofsky to criticism over her dealings with a US-based representative of the oil-sector consultancy's owners, the Monaco-based Ahsani family....

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