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Singapore-Based Trafigura Group Hit by Multiple Scandals
The post published by the well-known whistleblower Julie O'Connor confirms once again that Trafigura is under scrutiny by regulators in...
Jan 6, 20252 min read


Vitol, Glencore, Trafigura and the Petrobras scandal
Summary : This comprehensive report outlines how Vitol, Glencore, and Trafigura engaged in systematic bribery to win oil contracts from...
Jan 1, 20251 min read


Unmasking Corporate Corruption at Trafigura: A Tale of Blurred Values and Deceptive Practices
The recent landmark bribery trial involving Trafigura 's former COO, Mike Wainwright, sheds a disturbing light on the inner workings of...
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Highlighting corruption and toxic culture at Trafigura
Recent revelations from Swiss prosecutors have unveiled a deeply entrenched culture of corruption within Trafigura Group. Between 2011...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Trafigura used dozens of ‘high risk’ middlemen, court told in bribery case
The recent revelations in the Swiss federal criminal court paint a troubling picture of Trafigura's operations, underscoring the lengths...
Dec 6, 20242 min read


‘Mr. Non Compliant’ Believed He Was Part of Trafigura ‘Family,’ Court Hears
In a revelation, a consultant, referred to as "Mr. Non-Compliant" due to his alleged role in managing bribes, believed he was an integral...
Dec 4, 20241 min read


Trafigura’s Bribery Case Puts Commodity Trading Culture on Trial in Switzerland
A landmark trial is set to shake the global commodity trading industry as Trafigura Group and its former chief operating officer face...
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Singapore-Based Trafigura Group Hit by Multiple Scandals
Summary : This article explores how Trafigura's global corruption and fraud cases have put Singapore’s clean image as a commodities...
Nov 12, 20241 min read


Trafigura Reshuffles Top Team as Metals Losses Rattle Trader
"Trafigura has been exploring a range of potential deals involving the metals business as it weighs the future of the unit, Bloomberg...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


US settlement costs Nyrstar owner Trafigura €51 million
A new day, a new scandal for Trafigura. In this article, Bert Broens of De Tijd states “Singaporean commodities trader Trafigura is...
Jun 18, 20242 min read


Settlement in the US costs Nyrstar owner Trafigura 51 million euros
Trafigura is currently embroiled in another scandal. In this article, De Tijd's Bert Broens states that 'The Singaporean commodities...
Jun 17, 20242 min read


Trafigura pays $55mn US fine in case alleging market abuse
illustration Summary : Trafigura agreed to pay a $55 million fine to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over charges of...
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Trafigura Is Using Late Founder as Scapegoat on Bribes, Son Says
After Trafigura last week admitted that Trafigura's former CEO Claude Dauphin personally approved bribery schemes in Brasil, his family...
Apr 9, 20242 min read


Nyrstar owner Trafigura admits founder approved bribes
While Trafigura , the (former) directors of Nyrstar NV and their respective armies of advisors in Belgium remain deafeningly silent...
Apr 5, 20241 min read


NGOs Say US Should Stop Backing Trafigura After Bribery Charges
According to Bloomberg News , several NGOs ask that the Ex-Im bank “immediately terminate its support for Trafigura and in doing so send...
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Ladies and gentlemen, politicians, the floor is now yours.
Following more than five years of minority shareholders fighting against the alleged fraudulent takeover of Nyrstar by Trafigura, and...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Trader Trafigura Pleads Guilty to a Decade of Oil Bribery in Brazil
illustration Summary : In March 2024, Trafigura pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to a decade-long bribery scheme in Brazil and agreed to...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Trafigura to Pay $126 Million and Plead Guilty to Brazil Bribes
"Trafigura Group will pay $126 million and plead guilty to US charges related to bribery in Brazil, in the latest case involving...
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Auditor Deloitte hedges its bets on conviction in Nyrstar case
Following a period of over four years during which we have been urging the former and current commissioners of Nyrstar to take...
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Bribery Case Snares Man Who Held Trafigura’s Secrets and Purse Strings
Summary : Mike Wainwright, former COO and one of Trafigura’s most powerful yet low-profile figures, has been charged by Swiss prosecutors...
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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