Food-for-oil Briton spared prison
A British businessman has been spared a prison term as he was sentenced for his role in the UN oil-for-food scandal.
John Irving, 54, was given one year probation and a 500 US dollar (£313) fine for aiding and abetting illegal oil imports despite knowing that kickbacks were being paid to the Saddam Hussein regime.
Sentencing him in a Manhattan court room, Judge Denny Chin described Irving as "a good man who made a mistake".
In court Irving apologised for the crime, adding: "I feel I have let this country down, my friends and family down, and myself."