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3 unusual facts about Gordon Foxley


Gordon Foxley

He was convicted on 12 counts of corruption in 1993 after he took bribes from arms manufacturers to set up defence contracts.

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Some 12 contracts worth £33 million were cited in the criminal charges against Foxley, involving companies in Germany, Italy and Norway - Fratelli Borletti in Italy, Gebruder Junghans in Germany, and Raufoss of Norway.

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The CPS Crown Prosecution Service delayed enforcing it for 11 years through utter incompetence and a lack of commitment, derived from the satisfaction of the Treasury at the receipt of £4.6M which far exceeded th original estimates claimed.



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