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Brisbane man arrested following AFP’s nine-year foreign bribery investigation involving Iraqi Oil Ministry
A Brisbane man has been arrested and two other men are wanted over an alleged $1 billion international corruption investigation involving Iraqi officials.
Key points:
- A former Queensland executive is charged over his alleged involvement in a $1 billion international bribery scheme
- The major AFP investigation Operation Trig spanned nine years and 10 countries
- It’s alleged Leighton Offshore funnelled bribes that targeted officials in the Iraqi Oil Ministry
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the arrest was the result of a nine-year international investigation involving UK and US authorities looking into bribes that allegedly targeted officials from the Iraqi Oil Ministry and an Iraqi company.
The AFP said it was tipped off by Australian…
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