Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch's fraud trial opens in San Francisco

Lynch accused of being the 'driving force' behind 'massive' fraud at Autonomy

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Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch's fraud trial opens in San Francisco

The criminal trial of Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch has started in San Francisco, California, with Lynch accused by prosecutors of being the “driving force” behind a “massive” fraud.

The prosecutors allege that Lynch - and Autonomy's former vice president of finance, Stephen Chamberlain - conspired to artificially inflate the company's revenues in a bid to make the company more...

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