Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)'s lead investigator concluded their initial investigation with a statement, "There is a reasonable suspicion to believe that Mexico and USA laws have been violated," and suggested further investigation. According to the report, the retail giant did not continue its investigation or inform authorities in Mexico and the United States regarding the issue. Instead of implementing disciplinary action against Eduardo Castro-Wright, who was responsible in the alleged bribery, he was promoted as vice chairman of Wal-Mart in 2008. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) discovered the bribery in September 2005.