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'I hid nothing,' says ex-World Bank consultant accused of taking millions in corrupt payments

By Martin Coyle & Mark Bocchetti ( July 6, 2017, 13:27 GMT | Insight) -- A former World Bank consultant has "no idea" why he has been accused of conspiring to accept corrupt payments from medical companies worldwide, he told a London court today. UK national Wassim Tappuni is accused of receiving 1.7 million pounds in 65 corrupt payments from 12 companies, all related to World Bank-related contracts worth 43 million pounds.A former World Bank consultant has "no idea" why he has been accused of conspiring to accept corrupt payments from medical companies worldwide, he told a London court today....

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