Rolls-Royce Gets Rolled Into Petrobras Bribery Scandal
British engineering company Rolls-Royce Holdings is facing allegations that it paid bribes to Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras in exchange for a $100 million contract to provide gas turbines to power Petrobras oil rigs. Pedro Barusco, a former Petrobras senior executive, said he received at least $200,000 in bribes from ...
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