bribery
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Amazon Seller Consultant Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme to Help Merchants
An unaffiliated Amazon consultant pleaded guilty to handing out more than $US100,000 ($138,820) in commercial bribes since 2017. Ephraim “Ed” Rosenberg was charged alongside five others for paying bribes to Amazon employees in India who in return, would provide some Amazon merchants with a heightened advantage for selling goods on the platform.
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Hungry Airport Official Who Ate Evidence of Bribe Now on the Run From Feds
A former manager of a major American airport is on the lamb as of Thursday morning after skipping out on his 10-year prison sentence for taking in more than $US6 ($8) million in bribes.
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Apple Security Chief Indicted for Allegedly Trading iPads for Gun Permits
A newly released indictment charges Apple’s Head of Global Security, Thomas Moyer, with for his alleged participation in a scheme to acquire concealed-carry gun permits for Apple’s security team in exchange for providing cops with iPads.
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Samsung Billionaire Gets Off Easy
Last year, Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung, was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement. Lee was sentenced to five years in prison, hinting at a future in which powerful South Korean leaders are unable to evade culpability for white-collar crimes. But on Monday, the Samsung heir was freed from prison after an…