US seeks probe of bribery allegations at UN agency By Frances Williams in Geneva Published: April 29 2005 20:31 | Last updated: April 29 2005 20:31 The US has called for a full investigation by the World Intellectual Property Organisation into allegations of bribery concerning the award of a SFr70m contract for a building renovation project. The allegations, which are being examined by a Geneva judge, centre on Michael Wilson, a Ghanaian businessman and former vice-president of Cotecna, the Swiss-based inspection company implicated in the United Nations oil-for-food scandal. The case is the latest controversy to blight the UN after...
