JP Morgan Testing the Boundaries of FCPA Foreign Bribery Rules
Posted 09/12/13
By Gordon Schnell
It is a practice that apparently has been going on for years by Wall Street's biggest banks. Hire the children of high-up Chinese officials and use them to secure big deals in China's ever-expanding economy. There is nothing inherently wrong with hiring well-connected people. After all, relationships are what matter most in the business world. The problem is that when it comes to doing...
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