Shell Suspects Former Executive Committed Crime in Nigeria Deal
- Oil giant files criminal complaint with Dutch authorities
- Peter Robinson already facing corruption charges in Italy
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc referred former vice president for sub-Saharan Africa Peter Robinson to the Dutch authorities, suspecting he may have committed crimes related to an asset sale in Nigeria.
The allegations of criminal misconduct by one of its employees come at a difficult time for Shell. Europe’s largest energy company and several former executives, including Robinson, are already facing a criminal trial in Milan over an alleged bribery scheme related to the separate purchase of a Nigerian oil block called OPL 245.