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Ex-Glencore employees plead not guilty to UK bribery charges ahead of 2027 trial
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Four ex-Glencore traders plead not guilty to bribery charges in a London court. The trial, set for 2027, involves operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast.
LONDON (Reuters) -Four ex-Glencore oil traders on Monday pleaded not guilty in a London court to bribery charges ahead of their trial in 2027.
Paul Hopkirk, Ramon Labiaga, David Perez and Martin Wakefield pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to give corrupt payments relating to Glencore's operations in Nigeria, Cameroon or Ivory Coast.
Perez and Wakefield denied a further charge of conspiracy to falsify documents between 2007 and 2011.
Their trial is due to begin in 2027 and take up to six months.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin, Editing by Sam Tabahriti)
Bribery is the act of giving or receiving something of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty.
A trial is a formal examination of evidence in a court of law, typically involving a judge and jury, to determine the guilt or innocence of a defendant.
Corruption involves dishonest or unethical conduct by a person in a position of power, often involving bribery or the misuse of authority for personal gain.
Document falsification is the act of altering or creating a document with the intent to deceive or mislead, often for fraudulent purposes.
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