It's sketchy business, bribing foreign officials -- sketchy enough that it's hard to believe some of America's most well-known companies have been accused of the practice.
Nevertheless, brands as popular as Johnson & Johnson, Ralph Lauren and Walmart Mexico have all allegedly found themselves mixed up in the work of handing over cash, kickbacks or other considerations in exchange for law-bending favors.
Today, corruption costs the global economy some $2.6 trillion ever year, or 5 percent of global GDP, according to the World Economic Forum. But at least in the United States, there are signs of stricter enforcement.
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