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| Adam Werritty fraud investigation dropped over insufficient evidence | Adam Werritty fraud investigation dropped over insufficient evidence |
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| The City of London police have dropped their year-long investigation into whether Adam Werritty committed fraud by posing as Liam Fox's official adviser. | The City of London police have dropped their year-long investigation into whether Adam Werritty committed fraud by posing as Liam Fox's official adviser. |
| Fox resigned as defence secretary last year following revelations surrounding his close working relationship with Werritty, who was not an official adviser, did not have security clearance and allegedly accepted donations as part of his role. The police said the case against Werritty had been dropped after the Crown Prosecution Service advised that there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal charges. | Fox resigned as defence secretary last year following revelations surrounding his close working relationship with Werritty, who was not an official adviser, did not have security clearance and allegedly accepted donations as part of his role. The police said the case against Werritty had been dropped after the Crown Prosecution Service advised that there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal charges. |
| A spokesman for the CPS said there was not enough evidence to prove that Werritty had acted fraudulently by handing out business cards that falsely described him as "adviser to the Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP". | A spokesman for the CPS said there was not enough evidence to prove that Werritty had acted fraudulently by handing out business cards that falsely described him as "adviser to the Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP". |
| The CPS added that there was also insufficient evidence that Werritty had "fraudulently used donations to his company because he had used those funds within the parameters he had explained to the donors". | The CPS added that there was also insufficient evidence that Werritty had "fraudulently used donations to his company because he had used those funds within the parameters he had explained to the donors". |
| Fox quit the cabinet last October after he was found to have breached the ministerial code, following revelations that Werritty had visited Fox at the Ministry of Defence 22 times in 18 months and used his quasi-official role to meet a string of world leaders. | Fox quit the cabinet last October after he was found to have breached the ministerial code, following revelations that Werritty had visited Fox at the Ministry of Defence 22 times in 18 months and used his quasi-official role to meet a string of world leaders. |
| In his resignation speech, Fox admitted he had allowed his parliamentary duties and private relationship to become "blurred" over his links to Werritty, his close friend of 14 years. | In his resignation speech, Fox admitted he had allowed his parliamentary duties and private relationship to become "blurred" over his links to Werritty, his close friend of 14 years. |
| The police launched the investigation last year following a complaint by Labour MP John Mann. | The police launched the investigation last year following a complaint by Labour MP John Mann. |
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