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SFO latest to investigate Glencore over bribery concerns
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-12-09T18:53:00
Glencore announced it is under investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office over suspicions of bribery, making it the third investigation the multinational commodity trading and mining company is now facing.
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