Ex-Trafigura boss convicted of bribery in landmark case
BBC01/31/2025
Imogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent Getty Images Switzerland's highest court has convicted the commodities trading giant Trafigura and one of its senior executives of bribery over payments made by the firm to gain access to Angola's lucrative oil market. In a landmark case, the court handed the company's British former chief operating officer Mike Wainwright - who has also competed as a racing driver - a 32-month jail sentence and fined the company $148m (£119m).