US wants to quiz more BAE staff in corruption probe: company

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LONDON (AFP) — The United States is seeking to question more employees of BAE Systems after already quizzing two senior executives in a corruption probe, Britain's largest defence firm said Tuesday.

"The company confirms that last week the (US Department of Justice) issued a number of additional subpoenas in the US to employees of BAE Systems plc and (its US subsidiary) BAE Systems Inc as part of its ongoing investigation," it said in a statement.

"The company has been and continues to be in discussion with the DoJ concerning the subpoenas served in the course of its investigation."

The US Department of Justice is probing allegations that illegal payments were made to Saudi officials to help BAE Systems secure a 43-billion-pound (54-billion-euro,...