Airbus subsidiary at center of bribery probe to cease operations
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-06-24T19:20:00
A U.K. subsidiary of Airbus that has been at the center of a seven-year bribery investigation disclosed in an annual report that it will be ceasing business operations, meaning it could potentially avoid criminal charges in connection with the matter.
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