5 Biggest Bribery Cases in Business History

2. Odebrecht

It is said to be the largest foreign bribery cases ever, and just missed out on our top stop. Odebrecht is  a Brazilian multinational, and admitted to corruption and bribery in not just Brazil, but 12 separate nations, in a cash for contracts scheme. Between 2001 and 2016, the company paid over $788 million in bribes throughout nations in Latin America, resulting in its CEO being jailed for nearly 20 years. The company subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2019.