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Criminal case

Serious Fraud Office v Glencore Energy UK Ltd

Authority: Southwark Crown Court
Case number: Not published
Filed or opened: Not published
Organization: Glencore plc
Current stage: Sentenced
Outcome: Conviction and sentence totalling about GBP 281 million^S2

Decisions and steps

21 June 2022Guilty pleas to seven counts^S2
3 November 2022Fines, confiscation and costs ordered^S2

Claims this case bears on

Supported93
Glencore Energy UK Ltd was convicted in England of bribery offences and ordered to pay about GBP 281 million.
Court filing, 3 November 20223 records citedBribery
Supported75
Glencore said in August 2024 that the Swiss and Dutch outcomes resolved the last of its previously disclosed government investigations into historical misconduct.
Company statement, 5 August 20242 records citedCorporate status

Sources

S2Tier A Sentencing Remarks GlencoreCourts and Tribunals Judiciary, Southwark Crown Court. Court judgment. 3 November 2022.Supports the pleas, counts, countries and financial orders. It does not address later cases against individuals.Link working, checked 25 October 2026