The Gentleman Report
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British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s former co-defendant in a US fraud trial has died after being hit via a automotive simply days ahead of a yacht wearing the now-missing wealthy person sank off the coast of Sicily.
Stephen Chamberlain, 52, a former VP of finance at Lynch’s former corporate Autonomy, was once hit via the auto whilst out working on Saturday, his attorney Gary Lincenberg instructed The Gentleman Report Monday.
The incident came about simply two days ahead of the British investor Lynch, 59, went lacking together with 5 others after a twister sank the posh yacht wearing them off the coast of Sicily within the early hours of Monday.
Each Lynch and Chamberlain had been acquitted of fraud via a court docket in San Francisco in June, following fees associated with the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard (HP) for $11 billion in 2011.
Prosecutors had alleged the pair had schemed to inflate Autonomy’s earnings ahead of promoting to HP.
Chamberlain had confronted the similar 15 fees – one rely of conspiracy and 14 counts of twine fraud – as Lynch.
“He was once a brave guy with unprecedented integrity. We deeply pass over him. Steve fought effectively to transparent his excellent identify at trial previous this 12 months, and his excellent identify now lives on via his superb circle of relatives,” Lincenberg stated.
Previous on Monday, Cambridgeshire Police had appealed to witnesses of a collision between a person and a automotive in Stretham, Cambridgeshire.
The police observation didn’t identify Chamberlain however stated {that a} guy in his 50s from Longstaton were struck via a automotive Saturday morning and was once taken to clinic with critical accidents.
The driving force of the auto, a 49-year-old lady, was once aiding police with enquiries, consistent with the police carrier.
