Phil Middlemiss has spoken out on mistakenly being embroiled in a multi-billion pound international bribery scandal and facing up to 25 years in prison for the first time.The 58 year old, who starred on Coronation Street as Des Barnes from 1990 to 1998, was accused of being involved in corruption at the highest level of government in Ghana.
He has spent the last two years facing prosecution by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in relation to allegations of bribery and corruption and the £50million sale of three C-295 military planes to the Ghanaian government.
A separate investigation in the African country named Phil as a suspect of bribing a public official, where the penalty is imprisonment for up to 25 years.
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