Bribery news and trends

Spain’s High Court Formally Investigating BBVA
Banking // July 30, 2019

Spain’s High Court announced that BBVA is now under formal investigation related to an alleged spying case. The anti-corruption public prosecutor made the request for the investigation last week. As a result, BBVA will be probed on charges of bribery, disclosure secrets and corruption related...

Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M
Legal // June 20, 2019

Walmart will pay a total of $282 million to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on charges that it bribed an intermediary to obtain construction permits and broke the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), according to a...

Bank of Chicago CEO Indicted For Bribing Manafort
Legal // May 23, 2019

Stephen Calk, the founder of the Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, a mortgage lender and a former economic adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, has been charged with bribing Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman. According to a report in The Washington Post citing the...

College Admissions Scandal Now Alleges Money Laundering
Legal // April 10, 2019

Federal prosecutors have hit actress Lori Loughlin, her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other parents with additional charges related to the college admissions bribery case. The news comes one day after actress Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents and a coach agreed to plead guilty to their...

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Spain’s High Court Formally Investigating BBVA

July 30, 2019
Spain’s High Court announced that BBVA is now under formal investigation related to an alleged spying case. The anti-corruption public prosecutor made the request for the investigation last week. As a result, BBVA will be probed on charges of bribery, disclosure secrets and corruption related to the company’s alleged dealings with former police chief Jose […]

Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M

June 20, 2019
Walmart will pay a total of $282 million to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on charges that it bribed an intermediary...

Bank of Chicago CEO Indicted For Bribing Manafort

May 23, 2019
Stephen Calk, the founder of the Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, a mortgage lender and a former economic adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, has been charged with bribing Paul...

College Admissions Scandal Now Alleges Money Laundering

April 10, 2019
Federal prosecutors have hit actress Lori Loughlin, her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other parents with additional charges related to the college admissions bribery case. The news comes one day...