WASHINGTON (AP) - Diageo PLC, the world's biggest liquor producer, has agreed to pay about $16.4 million to settle civil allegations of bribing government officials in India, Thailand and South Korea to get sales and tax benefits for its Johnnie Walker and Windsor Scotch whiskeys and other brands.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday announced the settlement with London-based Diageo. The SEC had accused the company of paying more than $2.7 million in bribes through subsidiaries in the three countries from 2003 to 2009. Diageo neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing but agreed to refrain from future violations.
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