DOJ Charges Individuals Involved In Bolivian Government Bribery Scheme
The DOJ charged two Bolivian citizens and three U.S. citizens for their involvement in a bribery scheme to secure a Bolivian government contract for a Florida-based company.
In a Complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida, the DOJ alleged that the three U.S. citizens paid
$602,000 in bribes for the benefit of the former Bolivian Minister of
Government, the former Chief of Staff of the Bolivian Ministry of Government
and another Bolivian government official.
The DOJ stated that the purpose of the bribes was to secure
a nearly $5.6 million contract to provide the Bolivian Ministry of Defense with
tear gas and other nonlethal weaponry. To effect the bribery scheme, the five
individuals allegedly caused transfers (i) from a Bolivian bank account to a
U.S. bank account belonging to the Florida-based company and (ii) from a bank
account belonging to the Florida-based company to a Bolivian bank account
controlled by one of the U.S. citizens.
The DOJ charged each of the five individuals with one count
of conspiracy to commit money laundering with the intent to promote a violation
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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