SFO closes bribery investigation into KBR’s U.K. subsidiaries
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-03-18T17:17:00
The Serious Fraud Office announced it closed its bribery and corruption investigation into the activities of KBR’s British subsidiaries and employees, weeks after the U.K. Supreme Court unanimously ruled the agency breached its authority in the case.
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