Russia opens fraud case over Mercedes purchases | Reuters: "Russian prosecutors said on Friday they had opened a criminal case into suspected fraud connected to purchases by state agencies of Mercedes-Benz cars from the Russian subsidiary of Germany's Daimler AG.
Daimler paid $185 million in April to settle allegations it had violated U.S. anti-bribery laws by giving state officials in countries including Russia money and gifts to win contracts.
The Daimler investigation is seen by anti-graft campaigners as a test case for President Dmitry Medvedev, who has repeatedly vowed to crank up the fight against rampant corruption, but analysts say there have been few results."
Daimler paid $185 million in April to settle allegations it had violated U.S. anti-bribery laws by giving state officials in countries including Russia money and gifts to win contracts.
The Daimler investigation is seen by anti-graft campaigners as a test case for President Dmitry Medvedev, who has repeatedly vowed to crank up the fight against rampant corruption, but analysts say there have been few results."
