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Santa Fe Springs official agrees to plead guilty to receiving bribes
A federal corruption investigation spread to a second city Thursday when a Santa Fe Springs councilman agreed to plead guilty to receiving bribes from the owner of a medical marijuana store. Joseph Serrano Sr. will
Read More »As Corruption Concerns Rise, Few Fear UK Bribery Act – Survey
One year after enforcement of the UK Bribery Act began, less than one-tenth (9.3 percent) of those polled during a recent Deloitte webcast are concerned about it and just 24.2 percent have changed their
Read More »Schumacher could lose car if F1 boss corrupt
The Stuttgart-based auto maker “immediately investigates immoral or corrupt practices of staff or on the side of business partners,” a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. As 60 percent owner of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1
Read More »Ten things you should know about business ethics and anti-corruption in the Middle East
1. Two thirds of respondents to Ernst & Young’s recently commissioned report on fraud and corruption in the Middle East said that fraud and bribery was a “major problem“ in the Middle East, but
Read More »The Economic Case For Bribery
Bribery is very hard to stamp out. In a global fraud survey by Ernst & Young, a professional-services firm, 39% of businesses say corruption is common in countries where they operate. Corporate standards are more
Read More »China football officials jailed for corruption
Two former Chinese football chiefs and a number of former national team players involved in a match-fixing and bribery scandal have been handed jail sentences in the country's latest crackdown on corruption in football.
Read More »Bribery: The Ultimate Closing Technique?
If you’re on the brink of closing a sale and the decision-maker stonewalls, what should you do? Lower your price? Add more products or services to the contract? Offer a bribe
Read More »Executive fraud and bribery risks increase during downturn
More than half of UK executives would not rule out unethical activities to survive a downturn despite stricter bribery laws, Ernst & Young’s 2012 Global Fraud Survey has shown. Ernst & Young’s 2012 Global
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