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Paul Flowers: Disgraced former Co-op Bank boss jailed for three years for fraud

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Paul Flowers was forced out of the Co-op Bank in 2013 amid claims of inappropriate expenses and illegal drugs allegations.

The 74-year-old admitted 18 counts of fraud worth nearly 100,000 .

Flowers committed the offences against an elderly and vulnerable friend.

He was fined 400 in 2024 after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine, ketamine and crystal meth.

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