Dun & Bradstreet Discloses FCPA Investigation Costs
Dun & Bradstreet, a commercial data and analytics provider, disclosed in a recent securities filing that it spent slightly more this time around than the same period last year on costs associated with its China investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Details inside.
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