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Former Leighton Holdings executive David Savage has been charged over his alleged role in the international Unaoil scandal, which involved bribery of senior officials in oil-producing nations to secure lucrative contracts.
Mr Savage, the former chief operating officer of the prominent Australian infrastructure firm, was arrested by Australian Federal Police officers upon his release from hotel quarantine in Sydney s CBD on Monday morning. He was granted bail at Sydney Central Local Court in the afternoon.
Former Leighton executive David Savage has been arrested over his alleged role in the Unaoil corruption scandal.
The prosecution of Mr Savage, 60, is a major development in Australia s longest-running bribery investigation, focused on Leighton s bribery of Iraqi officials in order to win oil pipeline construction contracts.
Editor’s Note: Images of the Sydney arrest located via Hightail. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested a second man in relation to a long
Australian police on Monday charged a man in connection with allegations a Sydney-based firm paid US$78 million in bribes to secure lucrative Iraqi oil contracts.
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