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The London lawyer who delivered more than $130 million in bribes to Nigerian officials was sentenced today in Houston to 21 months in federal prison.
Jeffrey Tesler, left, pleaded guilty in March last year to an FCPA conspiracy and to violating the FCPA.… Continue Reading
Wojciech Chodan, the former U.K.-based KBR manager charged with helping his company and its partners pay $180 million in bribes to Nigerian officials, was given a very lenient sentence today by Judge Keith P.… Continue Reading
Houston-based Halliburton said in an SEC filing this week that it received a subpoena from the SEC in connection with an ongoing investigation of possible kickbacks and bribes in Angola.
The investigation started after an anonymous email to the company in December 2010.… Continue Reading
Sentencing of the three individual defendants in the TSKJ Nigeria case has been delayed again.
Jack Stanley, 66, is now set to be sentenced by Judge Keith P. Ellison in Houston on February 23 instead of February 3.… Continue Reading
The DOJ said today that Japan’s Marubeni Corporation will pay a $54.6 million criminal penalty to resolve FCPA charges for its role as an agent of the KBR-led TSKJ joint venture.… Continue Reading
Jack Stanley’s admissions when he pleaded guilty three years ago to conspiracy to violate the FCPA and commit mail and wire fraud were staggering.
The former CEO of KBR helped funnel $182 million in bribes to government officials in Nigeria. … Continue Reading
In April this year, the final TSKJ partner, Japan’s JGC, paid $218.8 million in a plea deal with the DOJ. It was the biggest FCPA case in 2011 (so far) and landed sixth on our all-time top ten list.… Continue Reading
[With information added about sentencing dates for Tesler and Chodan.]
Last week, Judge Keith P. Ellison signed Jack Stanley’s latest sentencing delay (the eleventh by our count).
KBR’s former boss will remain free on bond until at least December 15.… Continue Reading
They’re facing up to 30 years behind bars.
The government isn’t likely to ask for jail terms of that length. But prosecutors will want long sentences — probably more like 10 or 12 years.… Continue Reading
For the tenth time, Jack Stanley’s final sentencing has been delayed, this time until June 23.
Albert ‘Jack’ Stanley, 66, was KBR’s CEO when he presided over a $180 million bribery scheme in Nigeria to win work for KBR and three partners.… Continue Reading
We reported this week that Jeffrey Tesler, the British lawyer accused of helping KBR and its partners bribe Nigerian officials, has stopped fighting against extradition to the United States. His lawyers said he’ll be traveling to Houston within 28 days.… Continue Reading
The British lawyer accused by American authorities of helping KBR and its partners bribe Nigerian officials said last week he’s giving up his fight against extradition to the United States.
Jeffrey Tesler, 62, a U.K… Continue Reading
