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SFO closes bribery investigation into ABB
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2020-05-27T15:13:00
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office closed its bribery investigation into power and automation technology provider ABB after concluding the case “did not meet the relevant test for prosecution.”
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