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around $1.5 trillion worth of bribes change hands every year, the equivalent of around 5 percent of global GDP, largest foreign bribery settlement in U.S. history, vast corruption investigation that has ensnarled dozens of politicians and business leaders, KPMG was the auditor for Rolls-Royce during almost all of the 24-year period

FCPA helped spark a global campaign against corruption, might soon surpass even VW in overall awfulness, employees are often in a position to discover and expose wrongdoing in organizations, most likely to encounter corruption doing business in China than anywhere else

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars testing the vehicles, "It gets everybody's attention," he said, Ford has announced two recall campaigns,

prison for his role in TARP fraud, Misleading Investors About Forex Trading Program, violations of the False Claims Act, knowingly submitted false claims to the DOE, losses on poorly underwritten residential mortgage-backed securities

on charges that he engaged in a bribery scheme, "He is going to need to bring his toothbrush", keeping them in the dark about options to avoid foreclosure, three whistleblowers who helped the SEC prosecute an investment scheme.

VW's dealers will receive an average of $1.85 million each over 18 months under the settlement.

Now that bank is in hot water over the fees. Latest legal test for foreign groups in Southeast Asia's largest nation, Whistleblower wins 13-year campaign against HSBC, 13-year "David and Goliath battle", Thousands of customers will be compensated

Hagens Berman, the law firm that uncovered the emissions fraud scandal prior to the EPA's accusations, largest callback in the history of the auto industry, "industry-wide" concern about the way driver-assistance features were explained and advertised to customers

term refers to efforts by traders to create a false appearance of market interest, A dubious trade leads to a criminal trial for Europe's most important bank. Mortgage backed securities were "complete crap" and "utter complete garbage." , doesn't necessarily close the case, $14 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Automotive Group Of The Year: Hagens Berman, General Motors did not properly evaluate the likelihood of a recall occurring, apologized for breaching the trust of millions of customers, Model S collided with a truck while he was using its Autopilot system

Libor scandal, may bring legal heat in US, following &pound5.8bn legal settlement, potential impact on its financial statements of a defective ignition switch, Whistleblowers are telling the IRS, Execs Knew in 2010

Rejected by High Court, alleged effort to drive Libor down, over its handling of mortgage-backed securities, MedStar Ambulance fraudulently billed Medicare, brother and nephew arrested for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, after &pound671m bribery settlement

At the Detroit Auto Show last week, Volkswagen hoped to escape the present with a nod to the past, introducing a revamped version of its iconic flat-faced, boxy Microbus, the vehicle that shepherded the counterculture across the interstates some five decades ago. The bus's reincarnation is a battery-propelled, self-driving vehicle called ID Buzz.

Autonomous vehicles will become a challenge for cities and governments, resolves DOJ investigation, executives charged worked across multiple Volkswagen divisions, probe whether Fiat Chrysler had deceptively marketed its diesel-powered SUVs.

South Korea corruption scandal grows, gave low-risk ratings to the risky mortgage securities, improperly used separation agreements, Tax Cheats Beware, settlements with authorities in Britain, the U.S. and Brazil

Chilean chemicals and mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) agreed to pay a criminal penalty of more than $15 million in connection with payments to politically-connected individuals in Chile in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.

for Overbilling Clients. Deutsche Bank paid more than$13.9b in fines and legal settlements since the start of 2008, ace charges of concealing safety data, cash, hotel expenses and the services of a prostitute from foreign defense contractor

widening influence-peddling scandal, enabling the investment firm to earn millions of dollars, Exxon misled consumers and investors, likely to be extradited unless they surrender voluntarily

Takata Corp is expected to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing, FCA accused by the U.S. government of using software that allowed excess diesel emissions, ever growing Takata air bag inflator recall, an independent monitor for three years to resolve diesel emissions cheating investigations.

US prosecutors have accused two relatives of Ban Ki-moon, the former UN secretary-general, of a bribery plot linked to Vietnam's tallest building and a South Korean company embroiled in a corruption scandal.