- The jury in a fraud trial against 3 former Tesco executives has been dismissed after one defendant suffered a heart attack.
- The SFO has until March to consider whether it will apply for a retrial.
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£250 million Tesco fraud trial discontinued after defendant suffers a heart attack
The trio was charged in 2016 after Tesco was found to have inflated its profits by nearly £250 million in 2014.
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LONDON — The jury in a fraud trial against three former Tesco executives has been dismissed after one defendant suffered a heart attack.
On Tuesday it emerged that Rogberg had a heart attack last week and remains in hospital.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed to Business Insider on Tuesday that the jury in the case has been discontinued. The case, which was scheduled to finish before Christmas, was beset by delays relating to administrative issues.
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