Browne Could Face Perjury Charges
John Browne, the former chief executive of British Petroleum, could face perjury charges for having given false testimony in court. Browne, 59, resigned this week after a court ruled that newspapers had the right to publish details about his four-year relationship with Jeff Chevalier. Browne admits to have given "an untruthful account" about his first meeting with Chevalier. Although the judge in that case decided that Browne was guilty of criminal contempt, he said that Browne's disclosure of his actions was "sufficient penalty."
The newspaper that published Chevalier's story said that it wants for perjury charges to be brought against Browne. Browne has been fighting to keep stories of his love life private since January. Browne also is facing allegations that he used BP's computers and staff to help Chevalier. Allegedly, Brown used support staff to set up and then end a company created for Chevalier to run and sent a senior BP staff member on a personal errand for Chevalier.
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