BAT says it's working with UK corruption agency on misconduct claims
( August 1, 2017, 07:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: British American Tobacco today said it is cooperating with a UK Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations of misconduct. The SFO today opened a formal probe into the company. BAT has previously warned that it faced potentially "adverse consequences" if authorities decided to take action on allegations that it paid bribes to get laws changed in Africa.The full British American Tobacco statement follows....
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