A worker of the LAN airplane wait passengers inside the airport in Santiago, Chile, Monday, July 25, 2016. LATAM airlines commerciall airline company based in Chile, has agreed to pay a $12.75 million criminal penalty in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to Argentine union officials via a false consulting contract with a third-party intermediary in violation of the accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office made the announcement.The investigation mentions the company paying bribes back in 2006. Chile’s ex-president Sebastian Piñera was a major stakeholder in the company until 2010 when he became president. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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