Inside the Shadowy World of International Bribery (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

The 2009 FRONTLINE documentary “Black Money” examined bribery allegations against international companies and explored how prosecutors around the world cracked down on the practice. (Aired 2009)

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As pressure for profits increased on corporations during the global financial downturn of the late 2000s, the U.S. Department of Justice pursued an aggressive crackdown on an international business tactic: bribery. The 2009 documentary “Black Money” examined this shadowy side of international business. The film shed light on how some multinational companies routinely made secret payments — often referred to as “black money” — to win billions in business, and explored the crackdown being waged by prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice and allies abroad against companies including the British-based multinational defense company BAE Systems.

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