Rolls Royce Agrees to Pay $808M on Bribery Claims

Jet engine and luxury car maker Rolls Royce has agreed to pay 671 million pounds ($808 million) to settle bribery and corruption charges brought by authorities in Britain, the U.S. and Brazil.   A U.K. High Court judge will examine the deferred prosecution agreement during a public hearing on Tuesday. The scandal involved intermediaries in overseas markets including Indonesia and China.   Rolls-Royce said in a statement that the “voluntary agreements” will result in the...

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