Mike Lynch, a top lawyer who was part of his fraud trial and a key defence witness are just three of the six still missing after the tech tycoon's yacht sunk in a tornado off Sicily.
They were a group brought together by one goal: to defy the odds and win Mike Lynch's case. The protracted legal battle started when Hewlett-Packard, the technology company, accused Mr Lynch of fraud by overstating the value of his company Autonomy when he sold it to them in 2011. The trial saw Mr Lynch, 59, extradited to America to serve a year under house arrest in San Francisco. Less than 0.5% of federal criminal cases in the United States end in acquittal.
His wife, Neda, and some of the team who had contributed to the win would be attending. 'He couldn't wait to celebrate, take a deep breath with both Mr Lynch and his family, he was so excited about this trip and rightfully so - he'd spent his life fighting this case the last 10 years,' Mr Markus said. But what was supposed to be a celebration brought fresh tragedy.
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