UPDATE 1-U.S. SEC fines BHP Billiton $25 mln over 2008 Olympics dealings
May 20, 2015 at 09:21 AM EDT
May 20 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton agreed to pay $25 million to settle U.S. regulatory charges that it improperly paid for dozens of foreign government officials to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing while they were in position to help the mining company's business and regulatory endeavors.