News / FH Bertling Ltd fined £850,000 as bribery case comes to a close

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German forwarder FH Bertling’s former UK subsidiary was this week handed an £850,000 fine by a UK judge after being found guilty of paying bribes to Angolan officials that had secured the company some £20m in freight forwarding contracts.

Seven FH Bertling Ltd executives were found guilty in the case in January.

Announcing the penalty this week, Judge Christopher Hehir said: “This was a very serious piece of corruption indeed. It was planned and systematic.”

“The corruption of a public official brings huge ...