Corruption: US charges Daimler alleging widespread bribery of foreign officials
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Daimler is alleged to have made payments or provided other benefits to officials of "at least" 22 governments, according to papers filed by the Department of Justice. It is alleged that the payments were made starting in 1998 and ending in 2008.
Among the allegations are that Daimler broke the terms of the United Nations' Food for Oil scheme by paying Iraqi officials involved in the purchase of vehicles.
It is also alleged that Daimler gave an official in Turkmenistan a car - fully armoured - as a birthday present in order to induce him to purchase vehicles for the government.
The Department of Justice has been cracking down on foreign-owned businesses which have a footprint in the USA, in relation to sanctions - including financial and trade sanctions - and under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Other countries involved are alleged to be Russia and China, Egypt and Greece.
source:chiefofficers.net
