Tag: bribery

Former Cambridge Analytica Chief Receives Seven-Year Directorship Ban

Alexander Nix, the former boss of Cambridge Analytica, has been banned from serving as a company director for seven years over “potentially unethical” behavior linked to his position at the center of a global scandal. The Guardian reports: The Insolvency Service said Nix had allowed companies to offer potentially unethical services, including “bribery or honey-trap stings, voter disengagement campaigns, obtaining information…

At Least 10 Amazon Employees Took Bribes from Sellers, Indictment Alleges

CBS News reports: Six people allegedly conspired to bribe Amazon employees and contractors in order to gain a competitive advantage on the retailer’s marketplace, federal prosecutors announced Friday. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, those charged posed as consultants and worked with third-party sellers whose products had previously been removed from Amazon Marketplace get the items back on the platform….

A Saudi Prince’s Attempt To Silence Critics On Twitter

Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck write via Wired: In 2014, Mohammed bin Salman’s uncle, King Abdullah, was nearing death. Mohammed’s father, Crown Prince Salman, was set to inherit the throne upon Abdullah’s death. For more than 60 years, the Saudi crown had been passed from one son of the kingdom’s founder to the next, the heir being determined by a combination…

Samsung Heir Apologizes For Corruption and Union-Busting Scandals

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: The de facto head of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, apologized on Wednesday for the corruption and union-busting scandals that have bedeviled his conglomerate, declaring that he will be the last of his family members to lead the South Korean corporate empire. During a nationally televised news conference, Mr. Lee, 51, said…