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SFO admits 'regrettable errors' in Tchenguiz case

February 23, 2012 13:28

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

The Iranian Jewish property entrepreneur Vincent Tchenguiz has been cleared of potential charges after the Serious Fraud Office admitted to "very regrettable errors".

The mistakes involved the SFO's investigation into the collapse of Icelandic banking giant Kaupthing.

Mr Tchenguiz and his brother Vincent, whose vast business portfolios included at one time holdings in Sainsbury's, and stakes in restaurant and pub groups Slug & Lettuce and Mitchells & Butlers, were arrested in a dawn raid last March.

But nearly a year later, the SFO has admitted that the investigation was botched and issued an apology.

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