Alstom provided by a corruption scandal - March 24, 2010
Following the announcement of its withdrawal from shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, Alstom is at the heart of a corruption case. Three leaders of its British subsidiary had indeed been arrested in Britain for money laundering, fraudulent accounting and payment of bribes, kickbacks, announced the Office of fight against financial crime (Serious Fraud Office) in a statement.
The three men were taken to police stations for questioning by the SFO."We work closely with organizations of criminal justice throughout the world and we are taking steps to encourage companies to report any suspicion of corruption, either within them or by other companies or individuals, "said Richard Alderman, head of the SFO, quoted in the press till payday cash advance .
A spokesman for Alstom said to have no comment to make yet.
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