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Trouble at the Post Office

The Post Office has prosecuted dozens of postmasters after their computers showed that money had gone missing. Reporter John Sweeney investigates.

The Post Office has prosecuted dozens of postmasters after their computers showed that money had gone missing. Some have been jailed, but could there be other explanations for the cash shortfalls? Reporter John Sweeney meets a whistle-blower who says there were problems with the computer system. And he investigates claims that the Post Office charged some postmasters with theft even when the evidence didn't stack up.

29 minutes

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Reporter John Sweeney
Producer Matt Bardo
Executive Producer Andrew Head
Editor Ceri Thomas

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