Jury sent home on third day after not reaching fraud verdict

Jurors in the trial of alleged £740 million fraudster Achilleas Kallakis were sent home again yesterday after failing to reach…

Jurors in the trial of alleged £740 million fraudster Achilleas Kallakis were sent home again yesterday after failing to reach a verdict after almost three days of deliberations.

The jury, which was sent out on Friday afternoon, has to decide if Achilleas Kallakis and co-defendant Alexander Williams are guilty of conspiracy to defraud the Allied Irish Bank and the Bank of Scotland.

The jury will resume its deliberations this morning.

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