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Peter Chapman, the former manager in Africa of polymer banknote manufacturer Securency PTY Ltd, was sentenced in London today to two and a half years in prison for paying bribes in Nigeria.… Continue Reading
A former manager of a polymer banknote manufacturer was convicted Wednesday in London of four counts of making corrupt payments to a foreign official.
Peter Chapman, 54, used to work for Innovia Securency PTY Ltd.… Continue Reading
Victoria’s Supreme Court revoked a year-old suppression order that had prevented publication of any information about alleged overseas bribes the Reserve Bank of Australia paid to win banknote printing contracts in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.… Continue Reading
The former deputy governor of Austria’s central bank and eight other defendants went on trial Monday for allegedly bribing officials in Azerbaijan and Syria to win banknote contracts.
The former vice governor, Wolfgang Duchatczek, and the others are accused of using the banknote-printing subsidiary of the central bank, the Oesterreichischen Nationalbank (OeBS), and paying bribes totalling €14 million ($19 million) to win contracts with Syria and Azerbaijan.… Continue Reading