The man's legal representatives described the outcome as 'life-changing'.
A former Belfast sub-postmaster caught up in the Horizon IT scandal will receive £200,000 compensation.His legal representatives described the outcome as "life-changing".
Fraud charges were brought against the man, who has not yet been identified, in relation to a business he ran in the early 2000s.The man received a suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay back a sum of £1,500 to the Post Office.
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