An agent of LATAM airlines stands by the counters at the airport in Santiago, Chile, Monday, July 25, 2016. LATAM airlines created in 2012 after a fusion between the airlines LAN of Chile and TAM of Brazil, has agreed to pay more than $22 million in fines related with a scheme to bribe Argentine union officials via a false consulting contract. The airline will pay the fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a violation of the accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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An agent of LATAM airlines stands by the counters at the airport in Santiago, Chile, Monday, July 25, 2016. LATAM airlines created in 2012 after a fusion between the airlines LAN of Chile and TAM of Brazil, has agreed to pay more than $22 million in fines related with a scheme to bribe Argentine union officials via a false consulting contract. The airline will pay the fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a violation of the accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.