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In an SEC filing last week, spirits-maker Beam Inc. confirmed that it is investigating possible FCPA violations by its India unit.
Last month, the press in India said Illinois-based Beam was forced to start an investigation after whistleblower complaints about ‘excise duty violations, invoicing problems, and handing over distribution in some key markets.’… Continue Reading
A report today in Bloomberg’s Businessweek said state prosecutors in Germany arrested three former Hewlett-Packard managers for paying bribes in Russia nine years ago.
A spokesman for the Saxony chief prosecutor said a Finnish woman, an American man and a German man were charged with bribery, breach of trust, and aiding in tax evasion.… Continue Reading