Las Vegas Sands pays $9 million for FCPA violations
Las Vegas Sands has agreed to pay a $9 million penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by failing to properly authorize or document millions of dollars in payments to a consultant facilitating business activities in China and Macao.
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Las Vegas Sands pays $7M for FCPA violations
Las Vegas Sands agreed to pay a $6.96 million criminal penalty to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This resolution is in addition to the $9 million related civil penalty paid to the SEC in April. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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