4 August was the day that four men were sentenced for their part in the Innospec leaded fuel corruption case.
There was a real spread of sentences – four years’ imprisonment, two years’ imprisonment, 18 months’ imprisonment and 16 months’ imprisonment, suspended. Two had pleaded guilty to corruption, and two had been found guilty by unanimous jury verdict after a three-month trial. In his sentencing remarks, His Honour Judge Goymer made very clear the seriousness of offending of that nature, and the sentences reflect that.
