Ecuadorian Businessman Sentenced to Prison for FCPA Violation
An Ecuadorian businessman was sentenced to 35 months in prison for his role in a $4.4 million bribery scheme that violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Justice Department said Jan. 28. Armengol Alfonso Cevallos Diaz, who pleaded guilty to…
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the charges last year (see 2001240032), worked with others to bribe officials at Empresa Publica de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador), Ecuador's state-owned oil company, the Justice Department said. The agency also said it charged former PetroEcuador officials and other businessmen and contractors involved in the scheme.