Salesman Cleared in $2 Billion African Scam in Blow to U.S.
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A Privinvest Group salesman was acquitted of defrauding investors in a $2 billion global loan scandal that prosecutors said involved more than $200 million in bribes to bankers and Mozambican officials, a blow to U.S. efforts to police corruption abroad.