A Global Issue
When a series of New York Times articles in 2012 exposed alleged bribes made by Walmart in Mexico to acquire permission to open stores there, the Justice Department initiated an investigation into the business. Mexico may have been the first country to be involved in bribery, but it certainly wasn’t the last.

A Global Issue
Walmart officials were allegedly taking and giving bribes in other countries like China, India, and Brazil. The claims were that bribes were the only way to ensure that projects would get done.
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