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Kirstin Ridley

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Uk fraud agency faces forensic probe after unaoil failings - What They Never Told You

FILE PHOTO: Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Lisa Osofsky speaks to Reuters in London, Britain, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

A former senior judge will lead a "forensic and robust" review into failings at the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) during a high-profile bribery investigation, Britain's Attorney General said on Wednesday, piling pressure on SFO director Lisa Osofsky.

Attorney General Suella Braverman, the country's most senior law officer, has appointed David Calvert-Smith, a former Director of Public Prosecutions and High Court judge, to lead the review. He is expected to report back by end-May.

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