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International arms trade 

Brazil’s Gripen Influence Case

November 19, 2018October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 4724 Views 1 Comment agents, Brazil, conflict of interest, price padding, Saab, Sweden

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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International arms trade 

The Pergau Dam ‘Arms for Aid’ Scandal

October 22, 2018January 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 5160 Views 0 Comment bribery, conflict of interest, Malaysia, offsets, price padding, UK

Introduction In October 1993, a controversy erupted in London over whether the Thatcher government had used UK aid subsidies as

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International arms trade 

Glenn Defense Marine Asia and the US 7th Fleet (the ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal)

October 11, 2018October 20, 2020 Xiaodon L. Liang 5356 Views 0 Comment bribery, conflict of interest, manipulation of selection process, price padding, services, Singapore, USA

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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Domestic corruption 

Fraudulent Contracts for Peter the Great Cruiser Overhaul

July 2, 2018December 18, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 2325 Views 0 Comment embezzlement, fake contracts, price padding, Russia, shell companies

Introduction As Russia seeks to rearm and modernize its military, one of the biggest obstacles it faces is the endemic

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International arms trade 

The Al Yamamah Arms Deals

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 9905 Views 1 Comment agents, BAE Systems, bribery, government involvement, off-budget spending, price padding, Saudi Arabia, shell companies, UK

Introduction The Al Yamamah series of arms deals with Saudi Arabia was, and remains, Britain’s biggest arms deal ever concluded,

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Domestic corruption 

The Boeing Tanker Case

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 7134 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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International arms trade 

The Greek Submarine Scandal

May 5, 2017April 1, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 11710 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 

German Submarine Sales to Portugal

May 5, 2017December 4, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2819 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, Ferrostaal, Germany, HDW, manipulation of selection process, offsets, political finance, Portugal, price padding, shell companies, submarines, Thyssen Krupp

See also: The Greek Submarine Deal. Introduction Submarine sales seem to be particularly prone to bribery. They are complex, once-in-a-generation

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International arms trade 

Taiwan’s Lafayette Frigate Affair

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 5752 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, DCNS, France, manipulation of selection process, murder, political finance, price padding, retrocommissions, Taiwan, Thales

Introduction In 1993, the body of a naval officer washed ashore in the small town of Suao, on the eastern

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Newest Additions

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

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