The Church Senate Subcommittee releases Northrop’s 500-page Ernst & Ernst auditor report, revealing a network of consultants used to pay bribes all over the world. In response, Paul Stehlin, Northrop’s agent in France and former French Air Force chief, burns his personal files and steps in front of a city bus in Paris, dying several days later.
12/19/1977
Inside the White House, Carter signs into law P.L. 95-213. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is enacted.
