Universal and Alliance One Settle Bribery Charges

Pfizer has agreed to pay the federal government $60 million to settle allegations that its employees bribed doctors and other foreign officials in Europe and Asia.

Telecom-gear maker Alcatel-Lucent agreed to pay more than $137 million to settle U.S. charges it bribed foreign government officials in Latin America and Asia.

Telecom-gear maker Alcatel-Lucent agreed to pay more than $137 million to settle U.S. charges it bribed foreign government officials in Latin America and Asia.

Tobacco companies Universal Corp. and Alliance One International Inc. have agreed to pay millions in disgorgement and fines after being hit with bribery charges from the U.S.

Insurance giant Aon has agreed to pay more than $16 million in fines to settle charges that its subsidiaries bribed foreign government officials, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday.

Zacks.com submits: Recently, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) faced a major embarrassment when it agreed to pay $70 million to settle bribery charges against itself. Johnson & Johnson is hopeful of a similar settlement with authorities in the UK shortly.

Daimler will pay some 180 million dollars in fines to settle US allegations that the German automaker habitually bribed foreign officials, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday. (Pictured: Daimler's Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche)

Two former executives of an Orange County company pleaded guilty to foreign corruption charges for bribing overseas government officials in order to win sales contracts.