Telia bribery charge would be 'meaningless' due to fines cap, Swedish prosecutor says
By Ben Lucas ( September 25, 2017, 14:30 GMT | Insight) -- Bringing a criminal bribery case against telecom operator Telia would have been "meaningless" because the maximum fine in Sweden is just over $1 million, the Swedish prosecutor in charge of the case has said. Gunnar Stetler also told MLex that bringing criminal charges against the company alongside the $965 million settlement it struck with the US and Dutch authorities would have risked putting the company in "double jeopardy."Bringing a criminal bribery case against telecom operator Telia would have been "meaningless" because the maximum fine in Sweden is just over $1 million, the Swedish prosecutor in charge of the case has said....
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