Gertler-linked company fined €25.8m by Dutch prosecutors for bribery in DRC
By Martin Coyle ( March 10, 2026, 10:58 GMT | Insight) -- A Dutch shell company linked to controversial Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler has been fined €25.8 million for foreign bribery related to the acquisition of mining licences in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The probe by Dutch prosecutors also looked at bribery claims involving Glencore International, before Swiss authorities took over that case and fined the company $150 million in 2024.A Dutch shell company linked to controversial Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler has been fined €25.8 million ($30 million) by Dutch prosecutors for foreign bribery related to the acquisition of mining licenses in the Democratic Republic of Congo....
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