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Smith & Nephew Under Investigation in the UK for Allegedly Paying Bribes in the Oil for Food Programme

In January 2008, it was reported that Smith & Nephew, the medical devices company, has been asked by the UK's Serious Fraud Office to submit documents as part of its inquiry into allegations that British companies paid bribes to Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq under the Oil-for-Food Programme.

References
Financial Times  [Publication date: 29/1/2008] 'Tally of SFO cases abroad beats forecasts' by Michael Peel
   http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0f97eee-ce0b-11dc-9e4e-000077b07658.html
[ Date URL accessed: 31/1/2008 ]

Times Online  [Publication date: 7/1/2008] 'SFO seeks Smith & Nephew papers in Iraq inquiry' by Peter Stiff, Dominic Walsh
   http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/health/article3
   144943.ece
[ Date URL accessed: 24/3/2008 ]

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