Alistair Wilson, 30, a Bank of Scotland business banking manager, was shot dead at his home in Nairn in November 2004, weeks after Paul Moore lost his job as HBoS head of risk management.
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GRAHAM GRANT, 18 May 2019
''A whistleblower who lifted the lid on a financial scandal has told of his fear banker Alistair Wilson was murdered as a result of the controversy.
Paul Moore was sacked in 2004 after raising the alarm over a loans strategy that would finally overwhelm bank giant HBoS, leading to a £20.5billion taxpayer bailout''
''Last night, police sources said it could not be 'ruled out' that Mr Moore was the Paul in question, but refused to discuss whether or not efforts had been made to interview him.
Former detective Peter Bleksley, 59 – who wrote a book on the shooting, To Catch A Killer: My Hunt for the Truth Behind the Doorstep Murder – said it was possible Mr Moore was the 'Paul' mentioned on the envelope that was handed to Mr Wilson before he was killed.
Mr Bleksley believes it is 'possible' that someone who worked at the bank knew Mr Wilson may have been about to raise the alarm about some form of financial wrongdoing, by contacting Mr Moore.''
Mr Bleksley said: 'I am convinced the reason for Alistair's murder lies within his work.'
''HBoS was acquired by Lloyds in 2009 and subsequently needed a £20.5billion cash injection from British taxpayers to prevent its collapse.
Mr Moore has previously said 'sales and marketing had got out of control' at HBoS by 2