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Glencore plc

Glencore is a commodity producer and trader. Its subsidiaries Glencore International A.G., Glencore Ltd. and Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd pleaded guilty in 2022 to bribery and market manipulation offences in the United States and the United Kingdom.

TypeCompany
Also known asGlencore
JurisdictionNot confirmed in sources read
Official websitehttps://www.glencore.com
Matters on record1

Claims and responses

Did Glencore plead guilty to bribery and market manipulation in the US and UK?Admitted by the subject. Verified 30 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. SFO announces its investigation of the Glencore group of companies. matter
  2. US guilty pleas entered and SFO charges Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd. matter
  3. Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd pleads guilty. matter
  4. Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd sentenced. matter
  5. SFO charges five former employees. matter
  6. Swiss summary penalty order against Glencore International, according to Glencore. matter
  7. Six former employees appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court. matter
  8. Justice Department ends the monitorships early, as reported. matter
  9. Four former employees plead not guilty. matter
  10. Beard and Gibson plead not guilty, as reported by Reuters. matter

Sources for this profile

  1. US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, Glencore Entered Guilty Pleas to Foreign Bribery and Market Manipulation Schemes
  2. Serious Fraud Office, Glencore group of companies (SFO case page)

Profile last verified 30 October 2026. Glencore plc can submit documents or a response through right of reply. Submissions are published as the subject's position and do not change what the records show.