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The UK Serious Fraud Office said Monday it has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery, and corruption in the civil aviation business of Airbus Group.
The SFO issued a short statement saying “the allegations relate to irregularities concerning third party consultants.”… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of Smith & OuzmanSmith and Ouzman Ltd and two of its executives were convicted Monday in London’s Southwark Crown Court after a Serious Fraud Office prosecution of corrupt payments to win business for the company.… Continue Reading
A court in China fined UK pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline $490 million Friday following a conviction for bribery.
GSK’s former head of China operations, Mark Reilly, was given a three-year prison sentence that was suspended, the BBC said.… Continue Reading
Anti-bribery investigations and enforcement actions involving international mining projects are breaking out all over.
In April, the U.S. DOJ charged six foreign nationals, including a Ukrainian businessman and a government official in India, with an alleged racketeering conspiracy to bribe officials in India to gain titanium mining rights.… Continue Reading