Bribery and Kickbacks – Page 4

Vietnamese Real Estate Tycoon Sentenced to Death in $12 Billion Fraud Case

Truong My Lan received the death penalty as Vietnam’s Communist Party cracks down on corruption in the fast-growing Southeast Asian economic hub.

By John Yoon and Chau Doan

Bribery and Kickbacks Corruption (Institutional) Ethics and Official Misconduct FirstEnergy Corporation Ohio

FirstEnergy Ex-C.E.O. and 2 Others Are Indicted in Bribery Scandal

Ohio’s attorney general accused a former chairman of the state’s Public Utilities Commission of taking more than $4.3 million in bribes from FirstEnergy executives.

By J. Edward Moreno

Bribery and Kickbacks International Relations London (England) Nigeria Nigerian National Petroleum Corp Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Politics and Government Suits and Litigation (Civil)

How Two Irish Businessmen Almost Took Nigeria for $11 Billion

A mundane contractual provision met with rampant corruption — revealing a serious vulnerability in one of the backbones of international commerce.

By Jesse Barron

Beef Brazil Bribery and Kickbacks Fines (Penalties) Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Initial Public Offerings JBS SA Meatpacking Plants and Slaughterhouses New York Stock Exchange Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Securities and Commodities Violations Securities and Exchange Commission United States

Unlikely Allies Want to Bar JBS, the Brazilian Beef Giant, From U.S. Stock Markets

Environmentalists and American meat producers alike are asking regulators to keep JBS, the world’s biggest meatpacker, off the New York Stock Exchange.

By Manuela Andreoni and Dionne Searcey