A prominent defense contractor in the United Kingdom has come under suspicion of bribing government officials in exchange for arms contracts, leaving open the option for a complex trial, according to Reuters. The Serious Fraud Office, the U.K.’s agency for fraud cases in excess of £1 million, is looking to prosecute BAE Systems for corruption and bribery charges in relation to arms sales in the Czech Republic, Romania, South Africa, and Tanzania over the last two decades. Lawyers agree that such cases are often very difficult to prosecute successfully; a similar case against BAE relating to Saudi Arabia was dropped in 2006.
UK Aims to Prosecute Defense Contractor for Corruption
UK defense aircraft systems contractor BAE Systems is facing prosecution from the Serious Fraud Office.
October 1, 2009