Cobalt: SEC Drops Foreign Bribery Probe
Cobalt International Energy announced yesterday that it has received a termination letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating that the agency does not intend to recommend any enforcement action after looking into potential violations of federal securities laws related to Cobalt's operations in Angola. “This formally concludes the SEC’s ...
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