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Six former Glencore executives appear in UK court over corruption charges

By Martin Coyle
  • 10 Sep 2024 10:59
  • 10 Sep 2024 10:59
Six former Glencore executives — including Alex Beard, the billionaire ex-head of oil at the commodity giant — appeared at a London court today over allegations that they conspired to make corrupt payments in West Africa.
Beard, who was head of Glencore's oil operations, Andrew Gibson, 64, a former director

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Martin Coyle

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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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