Category Archives: bribery

Daimler Did Not Pay Bribes in Russia – MVD Source

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Jesse Heath

So MVD finished its thorough investigation of the corruption allegations against Daimler.  Recall, this April Daimler settled violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  The … Continue reading →

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Legal Update – Russia’s War on Corruption Gets a European Makeover

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Jesse Heath

The Ministry of Justice is drafting amendments to several Russian laws, as part of the country’s effort to join the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).  According to press reports, the amendments will include at least three significant changes: (i) … Continue reading →

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IKEA Scandal – Furniture Giant’s Corruption Troubles Far from Over [Updated]

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Jesse Heath

Image via Wikipedia I couldn’t help but notice the high level of traffic – 10 percent of which came from IKEA servers – my humble blog received for my post on the firing of two top expat executives from IKEA Russia … Continue reading →

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Growing IKEA Russia Corruption Scandal – Two Execs Fired

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Jesse Heath

Update: Check out the Russian-language coverage here: Kommersant; Свободная Пресса; Независимая Газета; Право.ру; Слон.ру; and a lively discussion over at Ведомости.  Last Friday, Swedish furniture-giant IKEA announced that it fired two top managers at its Russia subsidiary ZAO “IKEA MOS” … Continue reading →

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