Banker slams the SFO as another prosecution becomes an multi-million pound disaster

The Serious Fraud office is facing questions over its future today (fri) after senior Barclays executives were cleared of an investment scam in another multi-million pound failed prosecution. Roger Jenkins, 64, Tom Kalaris, 64, and 61-year-old Richard Boath were accused of lying about interest rates they were paying to the Qataris for loans worth £4bn to ward off a government bailout in the 2008 financial crisis. But the Old Bailey jury cleared them of fraud after a 100 day trial…