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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley

Norton former owner ‘should have been jailed over pension fraud’ – Pensions Ombudsman chair

Norton logo on bike
A Norton logo on the engine of a Norton Commando 961 SF motorbike. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The disgraced former owner of Norton Motorcycles should have served jail time for his role in the multi-million-pound pension fraud, the chair of the Pensions Ombudsman service has told a parliamentary inquiry into the scandal.

The comments by Anthony Arter will be viewed by victims as a thinly veiled criticism of a prosecution run by the Pensions Regulator against former Norton boss, Stuart Garner, who was convicted of three pensions offences in 2022 but avoided prison because the regulator did not allege dishonesty.

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