Cognizant to pay $25M to resolve FCPA violations
Cognizant Technology Solutions has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $25 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Additionally, two former executives of Cognizant were charged for their roles in facilitating the payment of millions of dollars in a bribe to an Indian government ...
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