The EU's anti-fraud office confirms it has "sufficient information" to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.

The EU's anti-fraud office confirms it has "sufficient information" to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.

The EU's anti-fraud office confirms it has "sufficient information" to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.

Mandelson served as EU trade commissioner from 2004 to 2008 and was a senior figure in the U.K.’s Labour Party.

It declined to issue any further comment as investigations are ongoing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BRUSSELS, April 24 - 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. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.