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Home arrow Home arrow Two accused of taking bribes in U.N. contract deal with U.S. company
Two accused of taking bribes in U.N. contract deal with U.S. company
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010
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UNITED NATIONS -- A U.N. anti-corruption task force has accused an Italian executive and a former U.N. official of taking bribes from a U.S. security contractor seeking to do business with the United Nations, according to a confidential U.N. letter obtained by The Washington Post.

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