Nebraska agriculture firm agrees to pay $10 million to resolve US bribery case
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( July 17, 2026, 22:02 GMT | Insight) -- Scoular Co. agreed to pay more than $10 million to resolve a US Justice Department investigation into allegations the agricultural supply chain company relied on bribery of Mexican officials to deliver trains of goods across the US-Mexico border. Scoular was charged in the US Western District of Texas with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ.Scoular Co. agreed to pay more than $10 million to resolve a US Justice Department investigation into allegations the agricultural supply chain company relied on the bribery of Mexican officials to deliver trains of goods across the US-Mexico border....
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