Fresenius Medical Care to pay US$231 million to resolve criminal, civil foreign bribery charges

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Germany-based dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care AG will pay about US$231 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the ...

Germany-based dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care AG will pay about US$231 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company paid bribes to public health and government officials in a variety of countries in order to win or retain business, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Samples of products of Fresenius and Fresenius Medical Care are on display during the company's annual news conference at their head quarters in Bad Homburg Germany, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

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