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Odebrecht to make $50M in charitable contributions under settlement
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-09-09T15:18:00
Brazil-based construction and engineering company Odebrecht has committed to make $50 million in total charitable contributions as part of a settlement reached to resolve allegations of bribery.
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