Former bankers jailed for 11 years over Libyan investment fund fraud
By Martin Coyle ( December 17, 2025, 15:11 GMT | Insight) -- Two former bankers who fled the UK to avoid criminal trials were jailed for a total of 11 years on Wednesday over a fraud that saw millions of dollars in secret fees siphoned from Libya’s sovereign wealth fund. “Face up to what you have done and come back to the UK and serve your sentences,” a judge in a London court said.Two former bankers who fled the UK to avoid criminal trials were jailed for a total of 11 years on Wednesday over a fraud that saw millions of dollars in secret fees siphoned from Libya’s sovereign wealth fund....
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