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International arms trade 

Embraer’s Dominican and Indian Bribery Schemes

October 11, 2018October 20, 2020 Xiaodon L. Liang 2729 Views 0 Comment agents, Brazil, bribery, Dominican Republic, Embraer, fake contracts, India, manipulation of selection process, shell companies, USA

Introduction Brazilian company Embraer is best known as a leading producer of regional civil aircraft, but also builds and successfully

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Domestic corruption 

Fraudulent Contracts for Peter the Great Cruiser Overhaul

July 2, 2018December 18, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 2344 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 

Funding the Belgian Socialist Parties

April 10, 2018November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2780 Views 0 Comment agents, Agusta, Belgium, bribery, Dassault, France, manipulation of selection process, murder, offsets, political finance, shell companies

Introduction On July 18, 1991, the retired Belgian politician André Cools, an influential Socialist figure and former deputy prime minister,

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International arms trade 

GPT and the Saudi National Guard

February 16, 2018August 11, 2022 Xiaodon L. Liang 5317 Views 1 Comment Airbus, bribery, government involvement, Saudi Arabia, shell companies, UK

Introduction If the bribery that is alleged to have taken place in the GBP 2 billion deal won by GPT

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International arms trade 

Airbus Eurofighter Sales to Austria

December 19, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2567 Views 0 Comment agents, Airbus, Austria, bribery, Germany, manipulation of selection process, offsets, political finance, shell companies

Introduction Airbus’ checkered past has come under examination across a number of jurisdictions, but it may be one of the

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International arms trade 

Ericsson’s Sale of Radar Systems to Greece

July 21, 2017April 4, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2636 Views 0 Comment agents, Brazil, bribery, Greece, shell companies, Sweden

Introduction The economic and fiscal crisis that struck Greece in 2009 has also led to widespread corruption investigations, unearthing vast

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International arms trade 

The Al Yamamah Arms Deals

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 10010 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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International arms trade 

Angolagate

May 5, 2017June 13, 2019 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 3275 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 5093 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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International arms trade 

L’affaire Karachi

May 5, 2017October 20, 2020 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 2628 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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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

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