Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:59pm EDT
NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department is looking into Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) U.S. unit concerning possible violations of U.S. corruption laws in its use of Swiss freight-forwarding firm Panalpina (PWTN.S: Quote, Profile, Research).
The U.S. Justice Department in July contacted Shell Oil concerning its use of Panalpina, Royal Dutch Shell said in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17.
“Shell has started an internal investigation and is cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission investigations. While these investigations are ongoing, Shell may face fines and additional costs,” Royal Dutch Shell said in its report.
Last year, Panalpina suspended some operations in Nigeria following a bribery probe by U.S. authorities.
Earlier this month, Panalpina said it had certain indications that violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) may have occurred, and said the audit committee has instructed an external law firm to investigate Panalpina’s past compliance with the FCPA.
Panalpina has agreed with plans by the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate in a limited number of countries, a process not expected to be completed before the end of the year, the firm said.
(Reporting by Ilaina Jonas; Editing by Gary Hill)
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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