Former Herbalife exec fined $550K in FCPA case
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Kyle Brasseur2022-07-12T14:25:00
Jerry Li, the former managing director of Herbalife’s China subsidiary, was ordered to pay approximately $550,000 to resolve charges brought by the SEC of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing Chinese government officials over the course of a decade.
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