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Altice linked to French corruption probe started after founder's arrest in Portugal last year

By Martin Coyle
  • 08 Mar 2024 18:45
  • 08 Mar 2024 19:10
European telecom giant Altice is linked to a corruption probe by French prosecutors that started last September, adding to an investigation in Portugal sparked by the arrest of co-founder Armando Pereira there last summer.
A preliminary probe into suspected corruption is "ongoing" by the Parquet National Financier, or PNF, the

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Martin Coyle

Senior Correspondent


Martin Coyle is a senior correspondent, based in MLex's London office, reporting daily on bribery and corruption issues in the UK and Europe. Previously he was a senior editor at Thomson Reuters where he covered anti-money laundering, financial crime and regulatory enforcement issues. Prior to that he was editor of The Accountant, the world's oldest accounting publication, and International Accounting Bulletin, a bi-monthly business journal owned by Lafferty.

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