Ericsson breached US deal over Iraq corruption probe – By BBC Newsroom (BBC) / March 2, 2022
Ericsson has been told it breached a deal with US prosecutors by withholding information about possible payments to the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq.
The Swedish telecoms company said the US Department of Justice had concluded that its disclosure about an internal investigation was “insufficient”.
It comes after the BBC reported that the inquiry found the firm had insisted on contractors working in IS territory.
This had resulted in a number of them being kidnapped by IS, the probe said.
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