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Posts Tagged: GPT

Germany probes Airbus for bribery

Prosecutors in Munich confirmed Wednesday that Airbus is under investigation for bribery connected with border security contracts in Romania and Saudi Arabia.

Several employees of Airbus Defence and Space, formerly EADS, are the targets of the investigation.… Continue Reading

Will GPT be the SFO’s next BAE?

Financial Times reported Friday that anti-corruption groups, (Global Witness, Transparency International and Corruption Watch) had written to the Prime Minister and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office raising concerns about the integrity of the SFO’s investigation into the sale by GPT Special Project Management, an Airbus subsidiary, of communications equipment to the Saudi National Guard.… Continue Reading

SFO arrests four Airbus employees in Saudi Arabia bribe probe

Airbus Group NV said Wednesday the UK Serious Fraud Office questioned some of its employees as part of an investigation into possible corruption at a subsidiary.

“Airbus Group understands that four former and current employees were recently interviewed — along with [Ministry of Defense] officials — as part of a wide ranging SFO investigation into subsidiary GPT,” an Airbus spokesperson said in a statement emailed to Bloomberg.… Continue Reading

German raid on EADS joint venture

German police have raided the offices of a joint venture between EADS and ThyssenKrupp during an investigation of overseas corruption.

The joint venture — Atlas Elektronik — and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics are suspected of paying bribes in Greece in connection with the sale of submarine equipment, the state prosecutor’ office in Bremen said Saturday.… Continue Reading