SEC指控高盛前高管违反“严重”的FCPA

SEC指控高盛前高管违反“严重”的FCPA

美国证券交易委员会

周一指控高盛前高管违反《反海外腐败法》

他涉嫌贿赂阴谋,以帮助一家土耳其能源公司赢得加纳的一家发电厂合同。

46岁的Asante Berko,

拥有美国和加纳国籍,并居住在加纳,

在纽约联邦法院提起的民事诉讼中被指控违反,协助和教tting违反FCPA反贿赂规定。

According to the SEC,

Berko helped the Turkish energy company pay at least $2.5 million to a Ghana-based intermediary, “all or most of which was used to bribe Ghanaian government officials” to secure approval of an electrical power plant project.

Berko was an executive at Goldman Sachs in London, according to reports.

He allegedly resigned in late 2016 but continued helping the Turkish energy company as a consultant after leaving the bank.

In 2015, Berko negotiated a contract for the Turkish energy company

to pay the intermediary $2.5 million at first, and up to $42 million over five years, the complaint said.

The FCPA Blog

https://fcpablog.com/2020/04/14/sec-charges-former-goldman-sachs-exec-with-egregious-fcpa-violations/