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UN bribe man's link to Britain
THE North Korean-born businessman accused of trying to bribe top UN officials in the Oil-For-Food scandal holds a British passport and planned to use a British bank account, US authorities say. Tongsun Parkâs British nationality emerged at a bail hearing in Houston when a FBI agent expressed fears that he might use his British passport to escape if released. Mr Park, a central figure in the âKoreagateâ bribery scandal in Washington in the 1970s, was travelling on his South Korean passport when he was apprehended in Mexico on Friday and flown to the United States. Mr Park is charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Saddam Husseinâs Iraq in targetting two top UN officials for bribes in setting up the Oil-For-Food programme, which allowed Iraq to export oil to fund essential imports while under sanctions. Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-12 |
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