Healthy Skepticism Library item: 12263

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Publication type: news

Hodgson J.
U.K. Probes Glaxo, AstraZeneca Over Iraqi Bribe Allegations
The Wall Street Journal 2007 Dec 31
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119905800200858361.html?mod=djemHL&apl=y&r=881449

Abstract:

Drug makers GlaxoSmithKline PLC and AstraZeneca PLC have been asked to give documents to the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office as part of a probe into bribes allegedly paid to the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

GlaxoSmithKline of Britain, and Anglo-Swedish AstraZeneca said they were cooperating fully with the inquiry, but …