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The United States Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2024 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/NEWS Former Comptroller General of Ecuador Convicted for $10M International Bribery and... -April 24, 2024 at 10:03 am EDT - MarketScreener
A federal jury in Miami has convicted the former Comptroller General of Ecuador, Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, for his involvement in a $10 million international bribery and money laundering scheme. According to court documents, Polit solicited and received bribes from Odebrecht S.A. and an Ecuadorian businessman in exchange for various favors.Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, stated, “As Comptroller General of Ecuador, Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni was entrusted to protect the people of...
British Reinsurance Brokers Resolve Bribery Investigations
The United States Department of Justice has announced its final resolution of two civil cases seeking the forfeiture of the luxury assets that were laundered in and through the country in a case involving Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, and her associates. Diezani’s associates, who were named in the forfeiture case; are Kola Aluko, a Nigerian businessman and Jide Omokore, chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited.
US Justice Department says it has recovered $53.1m in profits obtained from fraudulent deals involving Nigerian businessmen and Diezani.