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The Serious Fraud Office's case against five drug firms collapses
The Serious Fraud Office's case against five drug firms collapses
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2008
By:
Benjamin Cohen
The future of the Serious Fraud Office is in doubt after the collapse of their case against five drug firms accused of ripping off the NHS.
It was an eight-year investigation that cost the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds.
The operation involved sifting through half a billion emails by hand.
Now the SFO's set up a digital forensics unit to help fight increasingly sophisticated fraud.
Channel 4 News has got exclusive access to see how the SFO is trying to crack digital crime.
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