United States

Defence firm directors face jail over bribe to win £5m military supply deal

Two directors of a British defence company who bribed a US businessman to land a lucrative £5 million contract supplying equipment to troops in Afghanistan are facing jail.
06/06/16
Corruption Problem: 
Bribery
Kickback
Sector: 
Defence and Security

Blackrock to sue VW over emissions scandal

Asset manager Blackrock and a group of institutional shareholders are to sue car maker Volkswagen for €2bn (£1.7bn) over its emissions scandal.
16/09/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Transport

'Blatter mijdt VS uit angst voor FBI-onderzoek'

Sepp Blatter refused to travel to the United States over the past four years because of an ongoing investigation on the Fifa boss by the FBI. The FBI is investigating the role of Blatter in the allotment of the World Cup 2018 and 2022.
14/05/15
Corruption Problem: 
Abuse of power
Corruption
Sector: 
Sport

Abgasaff?re: Br?ssel will Autokonzerne bestrafen k?nnen

In the exhaust scandal, the VW group is guilty - but also the supervisors in Brussels are disgraced. US authorities revealed what they missed for years. The European Commission now wants to ensure that that will not happen again.
27/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Private Sector

VW-Abgasaff?re: Beurlaubter Porsche-Vorstand k?nnte zur?ckkehren

According to SPIEGEL information Wolfgang Hatz may return in the Porsche board back. The former head of the VW engine development is suspended because of the emission affair.
22/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Private Sector

Sonderbeauftragter f?r Abgasaff?re: VW-Arbeitnehmer lehnen Ex-FBI-Chef ab

Special Representative for exhaust affair: VW workers reject ex-FBI chief.
19/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Private Sector

Volkswagen: Ex-BMW-Manager??bernimmt Nordamerika-Gesch?ft

Volkswagen has found a candidate for one of the most complex job in the Group: Hinrich Woebcken accepts the position of the proconsul in the United States.
19/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Private Sector

VW-Chef in der Krise: Herr M?ller zur Kopfw?sche, bitte!

In the VW affair, the Bureau of the Supervisory Board is discussing the disastrous US mission by Matthias Müller. The CEO will have to answer uncomfortable questions - because his mistakes likely cost the company a lot of money.
19/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Private Sector

Abgasaff?re: Volkswagen will Ex-FBI-Chef als Berater

In the US, Volkswagen threatens a billions penalty. Therefore, the car company wants to hire the former FBI Director Louis Freeh as a consultant, according to a media report. The Americans obviously should use his contacts.
18/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Private Sector

Gutscheine und Service-Offensive: VW will US-Kunden "auf amerikanische Weise" ?berzeugen

More Coupons, more cash, more service - with this strategy Volkswagen will bundle customers in the US after the exhaust affair. CEO Müller promises "to put things in order."
11/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Sector: 
Private Sector

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