The French, Safran, and How to Incentivize Bribery

09/13/12 • -1 min

I rant a little bit about the French and the fine they imposed against French aerospace and defense company Safran. A €500,000 fine for a bribery scheme that netted them a €170 million contract. I'm an anti-bribery advocate, and I'd make that deal. A 34,000% ROI.

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