Ex-Barclays bankers cleared over Qatar fees in blow to UK fraud office
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LONDON (Reuters) - Three former Barclays executives were acquitted in London on Friday of charges they helped funnel 322 million pounds ($418 million) in secret fees to Qatar during the credit crisis, in return for rescue funding.In a blow to the UK's taxpayer-funded Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which prosecuted the case, a jury cleared Roger Jenkins, Tom Kalaris, and Richard Boath of fraud.The men, aged between 61 and 64, all denied any wrongdoing. Qatar, which is still a significant Barclays..