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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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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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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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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The Boeing Tanker Case
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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