According to Tuesday’s statement from the law firms behind the latest lawsuit involving the gold benchmark, the United States Department of Justice is in the midst of an “active and ongoing” investigation of the price-setting practices, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is also investigating.

“Other law enforcement and regulatory authorities in the United States, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have active investigations into the defendants’ conduct in the gold market,” the statement from the law firms said.

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