BUSINESS BARGENERS
MENS 0) HOSED, SUOONITR CTO) INI SOMITE! a IBWIOsVidya, T just spoke to Mr. Grey ot Ethical. He pointed us
towards a 6
‘ractor which he wants us to use. The na
the company is Subcontractor Field Service and its Managing
Director is Me. Field. Could you please set up a meeting with him?
How come? We already have a
preferred subcontractor
Yes, but since Mr. Grey really
recommended that we use them, it
could be good to hear them out.Ok, I will set up a meeting
with Mr. Field
‘As you know, we have been recommended by
Mr, Grey at Ethical to contact you for «
potential project. Why do you think Mr, Grey
recommends Field Service?
First of all, Field Service of course provides excellent fiel
services and hos excellent records for this type of projects.
But we also have a very good relationship with Ethical, in
particular Mr. Grey, since T actually worked for Ethical for
any years before I joined Field Service.
eneOk but could you please also let
me have your prices?
(Our prices are perhaps over the standard market rates
but they have been agreed with Mr. Grey ond if you agree
10 oppoint Field Service T con make sure you wil get the
contract with Ethical. So,do we have a desi?Let me give you a summary of the meeting with
Field Service.
Clearly, they wont to be our subcontractor.
Mr. Field ond Mr. Grey at Ethicol obviously
know each other well. They are former
colleagues!
Field Services prices are clearly higher
than the prices of our current
subcontractor. They have clso been agreed
with Ethical
‘And, finally. Mr. Field told me that he can
ossure us That we win The deal with Ethical
if we select them as our subcontractor.
This is strange - Mr. Field did not sey
anything about that. But I did some
research on the internet and I found that
‘the company is registered in the tax haven
Cashman Islond, Field Service also requires
that a large part of their compensation
shall be poid in advance to its account on
the island.‘Hinm, the information we have
seems to contain a lot of red flags.
0 condition which should serve as an condition which should serve as
alert that illegal or improper conduct may
exist and that further investigations is
an alert that illegal or improper
conduct is a real threat and that all
further actions must cease.
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You picked out ell the red loge! The circumstances indicote thet
there might be an arrangement between Mr. Field and Mr. Grey
Which could constitute bribery. The arrangement could fer example
be that a part of the exaggereted payment to Field Service will be
pold by Mr. Field to Mr. Grey as compensation for Field Service
getting the deal with Ericson.
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So ‘ely+ Each business partner must be selected carefully and the qualifications and integrity of the porter be
verified through a proper Due Diligence. If the business portnen is from a high-risk country where,
bribery is known to cecur, the investigation should be particulerly thorough.
+ Moke sure thot the portner does net havea family or other relationship with Public Officiale who are
responsible for areas relating to the partner's potential duties
+ As ageneral rule, Agents, Representatives, Sales Consultants, or other intermediaries whe either act on
behalf of Ericason or whe introduce business to the company are perticulerly high-risk business partners