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SFO director Lisa Osofsky admits being taken in by ‘fixer’ in Unaoil case

Osofsky said she regrets meeting ex-DEA agent David Tinsley

Serious Fraud Office director Lisa Osofsky said the agency was struggling to retain staff amid the cost of living crisis
Serious Fraud Office director Lisa Osofsky said the agency was struggling to retain staff amid the cost of living crisis Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Getty Images

The director of the Serious Fraud Office Lisa Osofsky has admitted to MPs that she was taken in by an ex-US Drug Enforcement Administration agent acting as a “fixer” in relation to the Unaoil bribery scandal.

David Tinsley was acting for the Ahsani family when he met Osofsky at the start of her term in 2018.

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