Alstom Faces Prosecutors as Bribery Case Set to Begin
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Alstom SA paid about 6.6 million euros ($8.5 million) in bribes over a six-year period to win transport contracts, according to filings from U.K. prosecutors released ahead of the case’s first court hearing today.
Alstom’s U.K. unit, which was charged with corruption and conspiracy to corrupt in July, paid bribes in India, Poland and Tunisia between 2000 and 2006, according to the court listing, detailing six charges by Britain’s Serious Fraud Office.