May 27, 2021 Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. (“BJB” or “the Bank”), a Swiss bank with international operations, admitted today in federal court in Brooklyn that it conspired to launder over $36 million in bribes through the United States to soccer officials with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and other soccer federations. These bribes were in furtherance of a scheme in which sports marketing companies bribed soccer officials in exchange for broadcasting rights to soccer matches. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen.
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US Department Of Justice: Two Bank Executives Charged For Conspiring To Launder Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System In Connection With Odebrecht Bribery And Fraud Scheme Date
25/05/2021
An Austrian man was arrested today in the United Kingdom on criminal charges related to his alleged participation in a conspiracy to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through the U.S. financial system as part of a scheme to pay bribes around the world and defraud the Brazilian government.
The indictment unsealed today was previously returned by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn, New York, and charges Peter Weinzierl, 55, and Alexander Waldstein, 73, both of Austria, for their role in a massive money laundering scheme involving Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), a Brazil-based global construction conglomerate. Weinzierl was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to a provisional arrest request from the United States. Waldstein remains at large.
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Greenberg Traurig LLP issued the following announcement on May 11.
The White Collar Defense & Special Investigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued its strategic expansion with the addition in Houston of Vernon Lewis as a shareholder. Vernon served in the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, for 21 years. As former Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section, he supervised 20 federal fraud prosecutors in complex federal fraud crimes, including matters related to coronavirus fraud.
“As the reach of the U.S. agencies investigating companies expands into new jurisdictions, clients are more often in need of a trusted advisor who can work with them on the legal aspects of these changes. Vernon has the experience and reputation that make him a valuable addition to the team here in Houston and beyond, given the global nature of business today,” said Kent Newsome and Shari L. Heyen, co-managing shareholders of the law firm’s H