Chilean chemicals and mining company to pay $30.5M in FCPA case
Chilean chemicals and mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) agreed to pay a combined $30.5 million in criminal and civil penalties in connection with payments to politically connected individuals in Chile in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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