BAT Corruption, Bribery Probe Is Dropped by U.K. Prosecutors

  • SFO closes probe after inconclusive evidence of wrongdoing
  • Probe started in 2017 over African tobacco bribery reports
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A three-year-old bribery probe into British American Tobacco Plc was dropped by U.K. prosecutors who said they were unable to find sufficient evidence of corruption.