Dark Capital ยท DC-014

She Found Something In The Share Register In March 1986. She Kept The Note.

In March 1986, junior solicitor Catherine Webb discovered concerning patterns in the Gallagher Spirits share register that indicated potential market manipulation. When she reported her concerns, her supervising partner dismissed them as acceptable, leading to the largest corporate fraud case in British history later exposed in 1987.

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