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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam McNeil

Brussels orders probe of Mandelson's Epstein ties while EU trade rep

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The European Union has ordered its anti-fraud office to investigate Peter Mandelson, the disgraced former British ambassador to the United States, over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein while serving as Brussels' trade representative.

“Given the circumstances, and the significant amount of documents made available publicly, the European Commission also asked OLAF on 18 February to look into the matter,” a commission spokesperson who was not authorized to be publicly named said late Thursday.

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