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SFO drops KBR corruption probe after Supreme Court loss

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Published on: 19 March 2021
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Law360, London: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced on 18 March 2021 that it has dropped its corruption investigation into KBR Inc following a recent landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court that blocked the SFO's attempt to obtain documents held overseas by the US engineering company.

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