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1.1.2 The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

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Box 2 Links between Foreign Bribery and Other Economic Crime

Efforts to combat foreign bribery may help in the detection and prosecution of other crimes often linked to foreign bribery, such as:

• Tax fraud
• Procurement fraud and bid rigging
• Money laundering

These connections are demonstrated in a hypothetical case below.

Hypothetical Foreign Bribery Case

A construction company from Country “A”, a Party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, bribes an official from Country “B”, the Minister of Transportation, to influence the award of a public contract. The bribe is paid through a complex network of offshore companies and bank accounts.

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