Chevron fined for oil-for-food bribes

摘要

CHEVRON has agreed to pay a 30m fine for bribing Iraqi officials while buying oil in 2001 and 2002 as part of the United Nation's oil-for-food programme. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Chevron agreed to pay the charges without admitting or denying liability, but US lawyers point out that the company could still be prosecuted over criminal tax violations The payment relates to oil trades intermediaries acting for Chevron made in 2001 and 2002.