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Ex-SFO lawyer accused of calling FBI agent a ‘c***’ was unfairly dismissed, tribunal says

Ex-SFO lawyer Tom Martin was accused of insulting an FBI agent in a London pub

SFO did not sufficiently investigate allegations that US authorities were trying to get its lawyer thrown off a case
SFO did not sufficiently investigate allegations that US authorities were trying to get its lawyer thrown off a case Photo: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images

A former Serious Fraud Office lawyer was unfairly dismissed after he allegedly insulted a US Federal Bureau of Investigations agent in a London pub, a tribunal ruled.

Tom Martin was the SFO’s chief lawyer on its investigation into claims that top executives at Monaco-headquartered Unaoil paid bribes for oil contracts in Iraq. 

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