Westport Fuels, former CEO pay $4.1M in FCPA case
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-09-30T19:46:00
Westport Fuels Systems and its former CEO have reached a $4.1 million settlement with the SEC for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes to a foreign government official in China.
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