Walmart involved in bribery scandal, Mexico

Posted on April 22, 2012 • Filed under: Business, Corruption, Mexico

Is the Mexican government involved in corruption schemes? Nooooo this must be a mistake… it never happens in Latin America!

According to a recent article at the NYTimes, one of the world’s most successful and respected companies, Walmart, has just been caught in a massive bribery scandal in Mexico that extends to the highest levels of the organization.

Here is the summary (via Business Insider):

Walmart de Mexico, a highly successful business for Walmart (1/5th of Walmart’s stores worldwide are in Mexico), systematically bribed Mexican government officials for years. Read Article

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