September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Petrobras reaches settlement with SEC for misleading investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Brazilian oil-and-gas company Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. with misleading U.S. investors by filing false financial statements that concealed a massive bribery and bid-rigging scheme at the company. The U.S. Department of Justice also announced today a non-prosecution agreement with Petrobras. The SEC’s order finds that senior Petrobras executives…

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