{"id":7040334,"date":"2026-08-17T05:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/advertising\/new-claims-in-wpp-whistleblower-suit-allege-sony-probe-found-rebate-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:13:12","slug":"new-claims-in-wpp-whistleblower-suit-allege-sony-probe-found-rebate-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7040334","title":{"rendered":"New Claims In WPP Whistleblower Suit Allege Sony Probe Found Rebate Fraud\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"non-paywall\">\n<p>The ex-WPP executive suing his former employer for retaliation in a high-profile case alleging he was fired after trying to expose an illegal media rebate scheme now alleges that WPP client Sony came to the same conclusions after conducting an independent investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>In 2023, Chinese authorities detained (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-24\/ex-wpp-china-exec-sentenced-to-life-in-176-million-bribery-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">later convicted<\/a>) three GroupM China execs over an illegal kickback scheme valued at \u00a51.2 billion (roughly $176 million). 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