The Ledger

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Nissho Iwai Facilitated a 1979 McDonnell Douglas Bribery Scandal
“Nisho Iwai was involved in a corruption scandal in 1979 after it passed on a five hundred million dollar yen bribe from McDonnell Douglas to the director of the Japanese Defense Agency in an attempt to influence the sale of the F-IV Phantom aircraft to the Jap…”
Ben Gilbert Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 3:58:02 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
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