BRUSSELS, April 24 (Reuters) – The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) said it had opened an investigation into Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the U.S. and an ex-EU politician under scrutiny over his ties to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“OLAF can confirm the opening of an investigation on the case that you refer to. However, as the investigation is ongoing, OLAF cannot issue any further comment,” it said via email on Friday.
Mandelson’s legal representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta;Additional reporting by Sam Tabahriti in London;Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
