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Associated Press: Russian employee of Bombardier pleads not guilty to bribery

Published Aug. 29, 2017 at 9:28 pm

A mind-boggling 85 percent of surveyed company board members in Ukraine stated bribery practices are widespread in the country, according to the annual report on corporate graft released on May 7. The study was conducted across 36 countries worldwide and involved 3,459 respondents.

A Russian employee in the Swedish branch of Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated bribery.

If found guilty, Evgeny Pavlov, an employee of Bombardier Transportation Sweden AB in Azerbaijan, could face a six-year jail sentence and deportation.