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Author: Samuel Perlo-Freeman

International arms trade 

Angolagate

May 5, 2017June 13, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 3273 Views 0 Comment agents, Angola, bribery, Bulgaria, France, government involvement, illegal arms sales, political finance, retrocommissions, Russia, shell companies, Slovakia

Introduction The Angolagate scandal rocked the French political world when it came to light in 1999. It revealed a plot

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Domestic corruption 

Nigeria’s Armsgate Scandal

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 5074 Views 1 Comment embezzlement, fake contracts, Nigeria, off-budget spending, shell companies

Introduction Most corruption in arms procurement takes the form of bribes or kickbacks. In return for being awarded an arms

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Domestic corruption 

The Boeing Tanker Case

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 7199 Views 2 Comments benefits in kind, Boeing, conflict of interest, manipulation of selection process, price padding, USA

Introduction The U.S. defense acquisition system’s “revolving door” is legendary, but few cases of officials performing favors in exchange for

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Domestic corruption 

China’s Crackdown on Military Corruption

May 5, 2017December 11, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 4862 Views 1 Comment bribery, China, embezzlement

Introduction The practice of buying and selling military positions and ranks has a long history, even if today it is

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International arms trade 

Gripen Combat Aircraft Sales to the Czech Republic and Hungary

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 4258 Views 0 Comment agents, BAE Systems, bribery, Czech Republic, Hungary, offsets, political finance, Saab, Sweden, UK

Introduction Shortly after joining NATO in 1999, both the Czech Republic and Hungary started procurement processes to acquire new major

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International arms trade 

The Worldwide Fake Bomb Detector Scam

May 5, 2017May 9, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 4135 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, fake contracts, fraud, Iraq, Mexico, Thailand, UK

Introduction In the decade following the late-1990s, a network of intrepid fraudsters sold fake bomb detectors worth tens of millions

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International arms trade 

The Greek Submarine Scandal

May 5, 2017April 1, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 11749 Views 2 Comments agents, bribery, Ferrostaal, Germany, Greece, HDW, offsets, price padding, submarines

Introduction The Greek military has consistently enjoyed strong fiscal support from the central budget much to the envy of its

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International arms trade 

The Indian VVIP Helicopter Deal

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2181 Views 1 Comment agents, AgustaWestland, bribery, Finmeccanica, India, Italy, manipulation of selection process, offsets, UK

Introduction Corruption is a persistent problem in Indian arms procurement, on both a petty and a grand scale. In the

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International arms trade 

L’affaire Karachi

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2627 Views 1 Comment agents, bribery, DCNS, France, government involvement, India, political finance, retrocommissions, Saudi Arabia, shell companies, submarines

Introduction A car bomb explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 8, 2002, killed fourteen people, including 11 French nationals, employees

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International arms trade 

South Korea’s AW-159 Helicopters

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2483 Views 0 Comment agents, AgustaWestland, bribery, Finmeccanica, Italy, manipulation of selection process, South Korea, UK

Introduction After a North Korean submarine sank the South Korean naval frigate ROKS Cheonan in March 2010, the Republic of

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Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement

July 22, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0

Introduction In 2014, the U.S. firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson agreed to pay USD 2 million in fines to settle

Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130

May 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0
The Ordnance Factory Board Scam
Domestic corruption International arms trade Latest Additions 

The Ordnance Factory Board Scam

May 7, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0
Greek Land Forces and German Bribery
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Greek Land Forces and German Bribery

April 4, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0

Key Themes

agents AgustaWestland Airbus BAE Systems Belgium Brazil bribery Chile conflict of interest DCNS embezzlement fake contracts Ferrostaal Finmeccanica France Germany government involvement Greece HDW India Israel Italy Malaysia manipulation of selection process Mexico murder Nigeria off-budget spending offsets political finance price padding retrocommissions Russia Saab Saudi Arabia shell companies Singapore small arms South Korea submarines Sweden Taiwan Thales UK USA
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