Ex-Braskem CEO pleads guilty for role in bribery scheme
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-04-16T15:44:00
The former CEO of Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to divert hundreds of millions of dollars in bribe payments from the company to government officials and political parties in Brazil.
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