Grain Export Officials Charged
(October 27, 2003 - AgriWeek) Eight
people, including a high official of the European Commission involved in
establishing grain export subsidy rates, were arrested last week in
connection with a possible bribery scam.
Police were looking into allegations that sensitive, confidential
information was passed to grain companies in advance of public release, in
exchange for the transfer of funds into private numbered bank accounts.
The investigation involved 150 police officers in five countries and
started two years ago. |
