Tesco chiefs ‘connived and manipulated figures’ to hide £250m black hole

  Three former Tesco executives ‘connived and manipulated figures’ to hide a £250m black hole in the retailer’s accounts despite being repeatedly warned of the damage it was causing the company, a court heard. Carl Rogberg, 50, Chris Bush, 51, and John Scouler, 49, are said to have acted as the ‘generals’ behind the plot which eventually wiped £2billion off the total share value of Britain’s biggest retailer. The supermarket’s former finance chief, managing director and food commercial said to…