U.S. securities regulators are investigating whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and other financial firms violated foreign bribery laws when dealing with the Libyan sovereign-wealth fund, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
Enforcement lawyers at the Securities and Exchange Commission are reviewing documents that detail the companies’ relationships with the Libyan Investment Authority, which is controlled by Moammar Gadhafi, sources told the Journal.
Full story: SEC Looks At Goldman, Others’ Dealing With Libyan Sovereign Fund – Corruption Currents – WSJ