SFO can appeal Peter Harris’ acquittal

SFO can appeal Peter Harris’ acquittal
Peter Harris. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Victoria Young
The Serious Fraud Office has been granted leave to appeal not guilty verdicts against former CBL boss Peter Harris.The fraud agency lost its case against Harris after accusing him of eight charges under the Crimes Act, alongside former chief financial officer Carden Mulholland.The groups of charges were broadly split into two: first, charges relating to a transaction with the National Bank of Samoa, which included “obtaining by deception” charges under the act's sections 240 and 242, and “false accounting” under sect...