Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement
Introduction In 2014, the U.S. firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson agreed to pay USD 2 million in fines to settle
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International arms trade
Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130
Introduction The cover-up can be half the crime, as Lockheed amply demonstrated in the wake of a 1989 transport airplane
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The Ordnance Factory Board Scam
Introduction The Ordnance Factories are India’s network of 41 government-managed military-sector manufactories, nearly half of which predate the country’s independence
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Greek Land Forces and German Bribery
Introduction Greece maintains the second-largest armored corps among European NATO countries, trailing only its neighbor and rival Turkey. Over the
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Caso Mirage
Introduction During its protracted and delicate transition to democracy during the 1990s, Chile struggled to enforce new anti-corruption norms in
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Patria’s Bribes in Egypt and the Balkans
Introduction Accused of foreign bribery in three different countries within a decade, Finland’s flagship arms manufacturer Patria, majority-owned by the
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Brazil’s Gripen Influence Case
Introduction By 2015, Brazil’s long-running anti-corruption investigations had already implicated one major arms procurement program, the Scorpène submarine contract, when
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India’s Barak 1 Missile Deal
Introduction Not all corruption investigations can uncover enough evidence to proceed to prosecution, and in the case of India’s Barak
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The Pergau Dam ‘Arms for Aid’ Scandal
Introduction In October 1993, a controversy erupted in London over whether the Thatcher government had used UK aid subsidies as
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Embraer’s Dominican and Indian Bribery Schemes
Introduction Brazilian company Embraer is best known as a leading producer of regional civil aircraft, but also builds and successfully
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