Samsung Heavy Industries settles Brazil bribery probe for $150M
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-02-24T15:41:00
Samsung Heavy Industries will pay 812 million reais (U.S. $149.9 million) in a leniency deal with Brazilian enforcement authorities for acts of corruption and money laundering related to “Operation Car Wash.”
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