Ford Staff, Suppliers Probed in Germany for Fraud
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The homes and offices of Ford Motor Co. employees and suppliers in the German cities of Cologne and Leverkusen were searched today by prosecutors as part of a probe into fraud and bribery allegations.
Employees at a Ford unit for remodeling production sites may have accepted payments from the carmaker’s business partners, Cologne prosecutors’ spokeswoman Christina Pohlen said in an interview. In turn, the employees may have approved invoices to overcharge Ford, she said.