Businessman Denies Paying ‘Hush Money’ to Man Who Allegedly Planted Hoax Bombs

Businessman Denies Paying ‘Hush Money’ to Man Who Allegedly Planted Hoax Bombs
Jonathan Nuttall arrives for his trial at the Old Bailey in London on May 24, 2023. PA
Chris Summers
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LONDON—A wealthy businessman has denied he paid “hush money” to a man who had been arrested and accused of planting explosive devices outside the chambers of a top London barrister as part of a “campaign of intimidation.”

Jonathan Nuttall, 49, denies conspiracy to plant explosive devices on Sept. 14, 2021; conspiracy to transfer criminal proceedings between Feb. 1, 2021 and March 17, 2022; and several counts of refusing to disclose the PIN number or code of a number of digital devices.

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