Ex-Glencore oil trader pleads guilty for role in bribery scheme
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-07-28T20:58:00
A former oil trader for a subsidiary of Glencore entered a guilty plea for his role in bribing government officials in Nigeria in exchange for the award of oil cargoes and more favorable delivery terms.
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