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Ex-Barclays boss feared being 'sued by all investors' over Qatari cash, prosecutors tell court

By Annie Robertson ( October 11, 2019, 12:43 GMT | Insight) -- A former Barclays executive feared he'd be “sued by all investors” over a prospectus agreement for Qatari cash to save the bank from a state bailout in 2008, prosecutors told a London jury today. Richard Boath, former global co-head of finance, worried that he and his colleagues would face “criminal and personal liability” if they lied to the bank’s investors about the nature of the agreement, the UK's Serious Fraud Office said.A former Barclays executive feared he'd be “sued by all investors” over a prospectus agreement for Qatari cash to save the bank from a state bailout in 2008, prosecutors told a London court today. ...

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