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Re:How a Criminal Network Infiltrated the Bank of England by branchless on Monday August 31, 2015 @03:17PM (#10148520)
Yes good point, there would have been more advantage in knowing it back then. It still makes little sense as an article and the idea that there is low tolerance of financial crime in the UK is laughable.
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Re:How a Criminal Network Infiltrated the Bank of England by fnordfnordfnord on Monday August 31, 2015 @03:29PM (#10148576)
>>The source said: “Leaking monetary policy stuff would have been, and still is, a hanging offence,” and an immediate internal inquiry was launched. But it failed to identify where the leak was coming from, so no action was taken and the case was closed.

Well, they would have hung him if they could've found him! So said the anonymous source. Since the quote comes from an official at the bank, and not the authorities, I guess it's a euphemism for firing?

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Re:How a Criminal Network Infiltrated the Bank of England by branchless on Monday August 31, 2015 @08:08PM (#10149896)
No it's probably another silly UK law that is left over from years ago.
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