March 7 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto said on Tuesday
it had agreed to pay a $15 million civil penalty to settle an
investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
relating to an alleged bribery scheme involving a consultant in
Guinea.
The company, one of the world's top iron ore producers, has
been fined for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
by the U.S. SEC.
Rio Tinto said it would pay the charges without admitting to
or denying the SEC's findings that it violated books and
records.
(Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini
Ganguli)
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