UK Enforcement: Former Unaoil partner pleads guilty
One of four individuals charged in the UK as part of the corruption investigation into Unaoil pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to pay bribes.
Basil Al Jarah, 70, described by prosecutors as “Unaoil’s former partner in Iraq,”
pleaded guilty to five charges in Southwark Crown Court in London on July 15. The court unsealed his plea Friday.
The Serious Fraud Office said the charges against Al Jarah were connected to contracts to build oil-handling facilities and pipelines in southern Iraq.
The SFO has also charged
Ziad Akle,
Paul Bond,
Stephen Whiteley
with conspiracy to make corrupt payments. Their trial is scheduled to begin in January 2020 in London.
Akle, 44, was Unaoil’s territory manager for Iraq.
Bond, 67, was a senior sales manager with SBM Offshore.
And Whiteley, 64, was a vice president of SBM Offshore and also served as Unaoil’s general manager for Iraq, Kazakhstan and Angola.
The FCPA Blog
http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2019/7/19/uk-enforcement-former-unaoil-partner-pleads-guilty.html
Former Unaoil executive pleads guilty to conspiracy to give corrupt payments – Serious Fraud Office