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Источник:http://omsk.sibnovosti.ru/health/207112-minzdrav-omskoy-oblasti-otmechen-diplomom-mezhgosudarstvennogo-foruma
Bio-Rad Agrees to Pay $55
Million in FCPA Settlement
Earlier this month, a California-based life sciences
company agreed to pay $55 million to resolve parallel investigations by the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) related to bribery allegations in Russia, Vietnam and Thailand. The DOJ and SEC charged New York Stock
Exchange-traded Bio-Rad Laboratories with violations of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with $7.5 million in bribes paid to foreign
officials between 2005 and 2010 to secure business opportunities.
In the company’s settlement agreement
with the DOJ, Bio-Rad admitted to paying bribes to Russian officials via
third-party agents. The agents, who had no legitimate workforce, were hired to
encourage Russia’s Ministry of Health to award Bio-Rad lucrative contracts with
the Russian government. The bribes were funneled through the agents’ off-shore
bank accounts and concealed in Bio-Rad’s books as commissions for the agents.
Members of Bio-Rad’s management reviewed and approved the phony commission
payments and referred to them in code as “bad debts.” Bio-Rad profited
approximately $35 million as a result of the bribes...
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