SEC probing Ericsson over Iraq corruption scandal
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-06-10T17:16:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission opened an investigation into Ericsson following the Swedish telecommunications company’s acknowledgement of evidence of “corruption-related misconduct” that occurred in its Iraq operations.
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