Koch Brothers Exposed for Trading with Iran, Bribing Overseas Officials

The billionaire right-wing Koch brothers are back in the news. An investigation by Bloomberg Markets magazine has revealed the brothers’ company, Koch Industries, has sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran in apparent violation of a U.S. trade ban. In addition, the article reveals Koch Industries paid out bribes to win business in Africa, India and the Middle East, possibly in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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