Daniel Balint-Kurti

2 months ago | occrp.org | Daniel Balint-Kurti

Controversial mining magnate Beny Steinmetz, who has been facing legal troubles in multiple countries, has lost his appeal against a corruption conviction in Switzerland, the country’s supreme court announced on Friday. The ruling means Steinmetz has exhausted all means of overturning a three-year sentence - half in jail, and half suspended - in Switzerland. He was convicted for having bribed the wife of a West African president to obtain one of the world’s richest deposits of iron ore.