Phil Edmonds: a man who “charms the birds off trees”

Phil Edmonds, ex-England cricketer turned mining tycoon, is in a spot of bother.

There was an unwelcome surprise for ex-England cricketer turned mining tycoon, Phil Edmonds, last week, says The Guardian. As world leaders converged in London for the start of the government's international anti-corruption summit, the campaign group Global Witness singled out the former spin bowler and his business partner, Andrew Groves, for scrutiny accusing them of operating a "corrupt business empire in Africa".

A report by the group, based on a cache of leaked documents, alleges that companies founded and run by Edmonds and Groves notably Sable Mining Africa and African Medical Investments paid "bribes" to officials in Liberia, and raised millions from shareholders to buy a property owned by an offshore trust that benefited extended family members. Both men "strongly deny any wrongdoing".

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