The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is to probe the scandal engulfing Olympus over allegedly excessive payments made to an adviser when it acquired a UK company in 2008.
The FBI probe comes on top of others delving into the circumstances surrounding a total $1.3bn in allegedly suspicious payments made by the 92-year-old Japanese camera maker.
The furore began less than a fortnight ago when ousted chief executive Michael Woodford shone a light on the payments, including some $600m to acquire a trio of companies in disparate businesses – all unrelated to Olympus’ high-tech operations – with negligible turnover.
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