BBCNEWS BBC News at One October 4, 2021 12:12:00
In sweden, a company fined almost $1 billion for bribery. it was prosecuted over a corrupt telecoms deal. the firm paid $220 million to an offshore company secretly controlled by gulnara karimova, the daughter of the then president of uzbekistan. the american authorities described it as a $220 million bribe. we have obtained documents showing how mr amersi was involved in the deal in one e—mail a telier boss writes... "i do not want to be involved in the day to day negotiations, so maybe you could handle it." mr amersi reponds... "sure, i agree." and here's mr amersi's invoice for his part i...