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Midweek Roundup: Glencore Nears Bribery Settlement, Mexico Freezes Casino Accounts, and More

Anglo Swiss commodities conglomerate Glencore will plead guilty in Britain and the U.S. to bribery, corruption and market manipulation charges related to oil contracts in Africa, and could face a penalty as high as $1.5 billion, the Financial Times reported. More Mexican authorities froze 55 bank accounts controlled by gaming company Big Bola, which runs a gambling website and as many as 20 casinos in Mexico, amid allegations that the firm facilitates money laundering, Casino reported. More Russians are circumventing global sanctions by traveling to Belarus or Uzbekistan to obtain Visa- and Mastercard-branded bank cards, New Voice of Ukraine and...

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