Credit suisse bribery Archives - Corruption, Crime & Compliance

13 Nov, 2021

Episode 214 — Review of the Credit Suisse Global Fraud and Bribery Enforcement Action

Credit Suisse Group AG (“Credit Suisse”), a global financial institution, and its London-based European subsidiary, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (“CSSEL”) resolved a wide-ranging bribery and fraud scheme involving investments and financing arrangements for an $850 million loan for a tuna fishing project in Mozambique. To resolve the violations, Credit Suisse agreed to pay a total of $547 million in penalties, fines and disgorgement as...

Credit Suisse’s Global Bribery and Fraud Scheme (Part II of II)

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26 Oct, 2021

Credit Suisse’s Global Bribery and Fraud Scheme (Part II of II)

The Credit Suisse case highlights the significant impact that global corruption and fraud can have on developing economies. Mozambique’s economy suffered serious harm from the scheme, which started to unravel when the IMF uncovered problems with the financing and accounting for the tuna fishing project. The Mozambican people have suffered real and significant harm directly as a result of this criminal scheme. Additionally, the Credit...