Fallen Tech Star Lynch in Fight to Avoid US Prison for Fraud

He’s accused of deceiving Hewlett Packard in $11 billion deal
Three-month San Francisco trial follows earlier case in London

Mike Lynch arrives at federal court in San Francisco on March 18.Photographer: Loren Elliott/Bloomberg

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By Rachel Graf

March 18, 2024 at 5:00 AM UTC

Updated on

March 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM UTC

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Once-prominent UK technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch already is facing possible financial ruin after losing a London civil trial over his ill-fated 2011 deal with Hewlett Packard Co.

Prison could be next.