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Canadian engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin said Thursday the company and two subsidiaries have been charged with criminal corruption and fraud.
It said the Public Prosecution Service of Canada brought charges against SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.,… Continue Reading
Canada’s biggest engineering and construction firm is recovering more than $13 million, claiming it was a victim of alleged bribes paid to the son of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The Wall Street Journal’s James Grimaldi and Margaret Coker reported that SNC-Lavalin’s recovery “has surprised many lawyers involved with stolen-asset recovery efforts, because the work has been focused on returning ill-gotten gains to the countries, not firms whose officials paid bribes.”… Continue Reading
Switzerland’s federal crime court accepted a plea deal Wednesday between prosecutors and Riadh Ben Aissa, SNC-Lavalin’s former head of construction, and sentenced him to time served.
He has been in prison in Switzerland for 29 months.… Continue Reading
Former SNC-Lavalin executive Riadh Ben Aissa is being sent from Switzerland back to Canada to corruption charges.
Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court ruled in favor of a request from Canada’s Department of Justice for Ben Aissa’s extradition.… Continue Reading
The former head of a Montreal hospital was arrested in Panama Monday on an Interpol warrant charging him with fraud.
Arthur Porter is suspected of taking kickbacks from Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin, according to a report by AFP.… Continue Reading
An affidavit prepared by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police alleges that a former SNC-Lavalin executive arranged more than $160 million in bribes to the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in exchange for engineering contracts.… Continue Reading