Deutsche Bank pays $130 million to settle SEC DOJ investigation into foreign bribes and manipulation of commodities markets

  Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank or the Company) has agreed to pay more than $130 million to resolve the governmentā€™s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and a separate investigation into a commodities fraud scheme. According to admissions and court documents, between 2009 and 2016, Deutsche Bank, acting through its employees...
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Boston based Alexion Pharmaceuticals pays $21.5 million to settle charges of foreign bribes in Turkey, Russia and Brazil to sell their drugs

Boston-based Alexion pharmaceutical company, agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle charges it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). A settlement, announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alleges that the companyā€™s foreign subsidiaries in Turkey and Russia paid government officials to promote their drugs and that their Brazilian and Columbian subsidiaries...
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals agrees to pay $21 million to settle SECcharges of foreign bribes for Soliris to Turkish and Russian officials

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Boston-based pharmaceutical company Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to pay more than $21 million to resolve charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). According to the SECā€™s order,...
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