Glencore PLC on Friday said it was informed by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland that a criminal investigation has been opened against the company. According to the mining and commodities-trading giant, the Attorney General’s office said it “opened a criminal investigation into Glencore International AG for failure to have the organizational measures in place to prevent alleged corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently under investigation by the OAG.”Glencore said it would cooperate with the investigation. Newsletter Sign-up Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. Nakrosis @wsj.comCopyright ©2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Source: Wall Street Journal June 19, 2020 19:52 UTC