Nigeria: U.S. Demands Documents From Glencore Over Corruption Allegations in Nigeria

25 October 2018

The US Department of Justice is seeking documents from Glencore about intermediary companies that the commodities firm has worked with in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Venezuela.

This is coming as two former executives of collapsed oil firm, Afren Plc, were wednesday convicted of fraud and money laundering offences relating to a $300 million business deal in Nigeria, according to a statement by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

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