The net effect, as you can see, is that trivial presents risk being classified as bribery.
As for Semtek's allegations about bribery, Lockheed says in a prepared statement that they're bunk.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Halloran both face charges that include bribery conspiracy and wire fraud.
He also had been accused of bribery, but the court found him innocent on that charge.
The Italian authorities have been investigating him for bribery and embezzlement for several months.
Siemens is under investigation in Germany for suspected bribery involving hundreds of millions of dollars.
Combs' bodyguard, Anthony "Wolf" Jones, 34, is charged with illegal gun possession and bribery.
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Disgraced later in the Lockheed bribery scandal, he was sentenced to four years in jail.
Siemens has undergone a massive restructuring and has settled past issues, including some bribery scandals.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara last week charged state legislators in two separate bribery cases.
Employees play interactive games with names like "Wheel of Integrity" to learn why bribery is bad.
But investigators have since begun probing possible bribery in Britain and Russia, these people said.
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Bribery distorts competition and rewards those who cannot compete in an open and fair market.
Such actions are tantamount to bribery, which can be an automatic knock-out factor, recruiters say.
But also because laws on bribery (which is harder to spot than theft) have grown tougher.
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Unlike oligarchs in emerging economies, Wall Street's financiers do not use overt bribery or blackmail.
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The court found former official Ao Man-long guilty of nine counts of bribery and money laundering.
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Rezko was under federal investigation for unrelated corruption and bribery offenses at the time.
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All of this should not be discouraging to companies worried about complying with anti-bribery laws.
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The Italian authorities said they had been investigating him for bribery and embezzlement for several months.
Postmen who accept traditional Christmas tips have been warned they could face bribery charges.
Yet the Siemens affair also shows how far Europe still lags behind America in prosecuting bribery.
Tipping does have a dark side: It can be demanded, and shade over into bribery.
He told a New York audience how he attacked bribery in the granting of municipal permits.
Ms. Wheeler is the latest News Corp. employee to be charged in the bribery probe.
Olive Vitrogonskaya(ph), a doctor like her husband, says bribery is an inescapable part of life.
His death came amid an investigation into a bribery scandal that had tarnished his reputation.
But a bribery scandal involving former intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos helped tarnish the president's reputation.
Tzachi Hanegbi, a former justice minister, has also been investigated in connection with alleged bribery.
Egypt's electoral commission acknowledged that it received complaints of voter intimidation, bribery and other violations.
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