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 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. Irish born entrepreneur Lynch co-founded Autonomy in 1996 and served as its CEO. The newspaper quoted lawyers for Lynch as saying the indictment was a "travesty of justice" and that he would contest the charges. Lynch sits on the British government's council for science and technology which advises Prime Minister Theresa May, the FT said.

Source: Irish Independent November 30, 2018 08:37 UTC