BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 The European Union has ordered its anti-fraud office to investigate Peter Mandelson, the disgraced former British ambassador to the United States, over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein while serving as Brussels’ trade representative.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the circumstances, and the significant amount of documents made available publicly, the European Commission also asked OLAF on 18 February to look into the matter,\u201d a commission spokesperson who was not authorized to be publicly named said late Thursday.<\/p>\n
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