US files criminal charges against Irish born Mike Lynch over HP sale

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Independent.ie Business Desk

The United States has filed criminal charges against Mike Lynch over the $11bn (€9.6bn) sale of the British software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard seven years ago, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

The newspaper said that the charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and include 14 counts of conspiracy and fraud.