Glenn Defense Marine Asia and the US 7th Fleet (the ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal)
Introduction While high-value military hardware procurement programs feature most prominently as vehicles for corruption in this compendium, less visible but
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International arms trade
German Submarine Sales to Israel
Introduction Like most submarine sales in recent years, the planned sale by German shipbuilders ThyssenKrupp of three Dolphin-2 submarines to
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Heckler & Koch’s G-36 Rifles in Mexico
Introduction Since the 1990s, German authorities had concerns that German small arms could be used to commit human rights violations
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Litton Industries’ Contracts with Greece and Taiwan
Introduction U.S. companies are often perceived to operate in a regulatory atmosphere less tolerant of foreign bribery than their European
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Armor Holdings and the United Nations
Introduction In one of the rare cases where a payer of bribes went to prison, Richard Bistrong, a vice president
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CAS-Global Ltd. and the Private Nigerian Coast Guard Fleet
Introduction The 2012 sale of seven decommissioned Norwegian naval vessels took a curious turn when a report revealed that they
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Funding the Belgian Socialist Parties
Introduction On July 18, 1991, the retired Belgian politician André Cools, an influential Socialist figure and former deputy prime minister,
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The CDU Party Funding Scandal
Introduction The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party funding scandal, which erupted in 1999, tarnished the reputation of legendary Chancellor Helmut
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GPT and the Saudi National Guard
Introduction If the bribery that is alleged to have taken place in the GBP 2 billion deal won by GPT
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Airbus Eurofighter Sales to Austria
Introduction Airbus’ checkered past has come under examination across a number of jurisdictions, but it may be one of the
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