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Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery

7Dec

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Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 3:29 pm ETSwiss prosecutors charged a former top executive at Trafigura with facilitating payment of millions of dollars’ worth of bribes to land the energy trader preferential treatment in African oil producer Angola.Mike Wainwright helped to funnel part of the payments to an Angolan official, Swiss prosecutors said in an indictment at the Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday. These included more than 4.3 million euros, equivalent to $4.6 million, to a bank account in Geneva between 2009 and 2011, and $604,000 in cash payments in Angola. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

6Dec

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Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 1:21 pm ETSwiss prosecutors charged a former top executive at Trafigura with facilitating payment of millions of dollars’ worth of bribes to land the energy trader preferential treatment in African oil producer Angola.Mike Wainwright allegedly helped to funnel the payments to an Angolan official, including some of more than 4.3 million euros, equivalent to $4.6 million, to a bank account in Geneva between 2009 and 2011, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland said when it announced the criminal charges on Wednesday. He also approved transactions that led to over $604,000 in cash payments in Angola, prosecutors said in an indictment at the Federal Criminal Court.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down, Plead Guilty

21Nov

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down, Plead Guilty

The chief executive of Binance, the largest global cryptocurrency exchange, plans to step down and plead guilty to violating criminal U.S. anti-money-laundering requirements, in a deal that may preserve the company’s ability to continue operating, according to people familiar with the matter. Changpeng Zhao is scheduled to appear in Seattle federal court Tuesday afternoon and enter his plea, the people said. Binance, which Zhao owns, will also plead guilty to a criminal charge and agree to pay fines totaling $4.3 billion, which includes amounts to settle civil allegations made by regulators, the people said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8