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SFO chief Osofsky sees Unaoil misconduct complaint referred to UK's attorney general

By Martin Coyle ( July 29, 2020, 13:18 GMT | Insight) -- The head of the UK's Serious Fraud Office has seen pressure on her intensify, with a complaint alleging “serious professional misconduct” by Lisa Osofsky referred for scrutiny by the government’s top law officer and submitted to a national legal standards board, MLex has learned. It follows criticism by a UK trial judge over her dealings with a US representative of the family that runs oil consultancy Unaoil, embroiled in a worldwide bribery scandal. The head of the UK's white-collar crime agency has seen pressure on her intensify, with a complaint alleging “serious professional misconduct” by Lisa Osofsky referred for scrutiny by the government’s top law officer and submitted to a national legal standards board, MLex has learned....

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