Kickback Scheme

Indian-Origin US Man Guilty Of Fraud Multimillion-Dollar Kickback Scheme

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

A 39-year-old Indian-origin IT consultant in the US has been found guilty of running a fraud multimillion-dollar kickback scheme and faces a minimum of 20 years in prison.

Microsoft to Pay $26 Million to Settle Probe Into Hungarian Kickback Scheme

Jay Greene, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Microsoft will pay $26 million to settle claims that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when a handful of Hungarian employees inflated margins on software sales to fund an improper payment scheme.

2 Men In Line For Brazilian Presidency Accused Of Corruption

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday May 11, 2016

The impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff have put a spotlight on endemic corruption in the ranks of lawmakers. Some 60 percent of the 594 legislators in both chambers of Congress are being investigated for wrongdoing or are facing corruption charges, according to watchdog groups. Many of the investigations are related ...

Indian-Origin Doctor In US Convicted In Kickback Scheme

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 8, 2016

A 69-year-old Indian-origin doctor in the US has been convicted of illegally receiving benefits for referring elderly patients to a financially struggling hospital in Chicago.

US Indicts Nine FIFA Officials, Five Business Executives in Corruption Probe

Written by Agence-France Presse | Wednesday May 27, 2015

The 14 officials and executives were charged with a bribery and kickback scheme that spanned over a 24-year period. The Justice Department revealed that four individuals and two companies have already pleaded guilty in the case rocking football's world governing body, FIFA.

Indian Convicted in Kickback Scheme Sting in United States

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday May 22, 2015

An Indian man has been convicted in the US for his role in a fraudulent scheme to pay kickbacks to an undercover agent posing as a corrupt hedge fund manager in order to obtain financing for small, publicly traded companies.

Colombia Arrests 7 Suspected of Graft at State Oil Firm

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 12, 2015

Colombian authorities arrested seven suspects Wednesday accused of involvement in a kickback scheme between state oil company Ecopetrol and multinational firm PetroTiger.

Spanish Health Minister Quits Over Graft Scandal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 27, 2014

Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato resigned on Wednesday after being linked to a massive corruption scandal involving an alleged kickback scheme at the heart of the prime minister's conservative Popular Party.

Brazil Police Arrest 27 in Widening Petrobras Probe

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 15, 2014

Police made 27 arrests in raids across Brazil on Friday in a widening investigation into allegations of a multi-billion-dollar kickback scheme at the state-owned oil giant Petrobras.

Apple manager indicted on kickback charges

Written by Amit | Wednesday June 6, 2012

A manager at Apple Inc. has been indicted by a federal grand jury in an alleged kickback scheme involving suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories.Authorities say Paul Shin Devine of Sunnyvale was arrested on Friday on charges of wire fraud,...