Herbalife finalizes $123M FCPA settlement with SEC, DOJ
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Kyle Brasseur2020-08-28T16:49:00
Herbalife will pay $123 million to settle charges of violating the books-and-records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in China.
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