SFO fines FH Bertling £850,000 in Angolan bribery scheme
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-06-10T14:47:00
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office on June 3 fined U.K.-based logistics and freight operations company FH Bertling £850,000 (U.S. $1.08 million) for a bribery scheme created to secure contracts in Angola.
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