Foto: Fuente Externa/Acento.com.do/La empresa vendió a la Fuerza Aérea Dominicana ocho aeronaves por valor de US$92 millones.
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EEUU multa con US$107 millones a Embraer por corrupción; citan caso de soborno en RD
WASHINGTON, Estados Unidos (EFE).- La empresa aeronáutica brasileña Embraeraccedió al pago de una multa de más de 107 millones de dólares a las autoridades estadounidenses para resolver una acusación relativa a la ley sobre prácticas corruptas extranjeras.
El Departamento de Justicia informó hoy en un comunicado de esta multa e indicó que la compañía aeronáutica también llegó a acuerdos paralelos con la Comisión del Mercado de Valores (SEC) y con las autoridades brasileñas para la devolución de 97 millones de dólares.
Embraer era objeto de una acusación criminal por su implicación en el soborno de funcionarios gubernamentales en República Dominicana, Arabia Saudí y Mozambique, así como por efectuar pagos registrados falsamente en la India a través de un contrato de representación simulada, indicó el Departamento de Justicia.
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Historia de Embraer y los aviones Tucano en República Dominicana“Embraer pagó millones de dólares en sobornos para hacerse con contratos gubernamentales de aeronaves en tres continentes diferentes”, dijo la fiscal general adjunta, Leslie Caldwell.
La funcionaria aseguró que la resolución de este caso demuestra la determinación de Estados Unidos de pedir cuentas “a quienes emplean la corrupción como un costo más para hacer negocios”.
“Entre las autoridades estadounidenses, brasileñas y saudíes, las fuentes de soborno y los sobornados por igual han sido puestos a disposición judicial por su mala conducta”, agregó.
Según el Departamento de Justicia, Embraer admitió durante la investigación que sus directivos y empleados “pagaron sobornos a funcionarios oficiales, y falsificaron libros y registros” sobre estas ventas de aviones a los Gobiernos extranjeros y entidades estatales para ocultarlo.
Pago de sobornos en República Dominicana y otros países
En 2008, Embraer pagó 3,52 millones de dólares a un funcionario de la República Dominicana a través de un contrato de representación falsa para garantizar la concesión de un contrato para vender a la Fuerza Aérea Dominicana ocho aviones militares Súper Tucano por valor de unos 92 millones de dólares, indica el comunicado del Departamento de Justicia.
En 2010, también pagó 1,65 millones más a un funcionario de una empresa de propiedad estatal en Arabia Saudí para llegar a un acuerdo para la venta de tres aviones de Embraer por unos 93 millones de dólares, y en 2008 desembolsó otros 800.000 dólares a un intermediario designado por un funcionario de alto nivel en las Líneas Aéreas de Mozambique (LAM), la de bandera de ese país.
En este último caso, la venta de dos aviones de Embraer ascendió a unos 65 millones de dólares.
El Departamento de Justicia también da cuenta de que la empresa aeronáutica pagó en 2009 a otro intermediario de una compañía fantasma 5,76 millones para lograr un contrato para la venta de tres aviones a la Fuerza Aérea de la India por 208 millones.
En total, las ganancias de Embraer en estas operaciones fueron 84 millones de dólares, aseguró el comunicado.
El agente especial de la policía federal (FBI) encargado del caso, William Maddalena, indicó que Embraer tendrá que pagar unas sanciones que exceden sustancialmente a los beneficios obtenidos con los contratos que logró fraudulentamente y con la corrupción.
Paralelamente, Embraer alcanzó otro acuerdo con la SEC y las autoridades brasileñas a través del cual se comprometió a pagar 83,8 millones de dólares en concepto de restitución y otros 14,4 millones en intereses al primero y al pago de 20 millones de dólares a Brasil en calidad de restitución.
Esta investigación ha permitido que Brasil haya acusado a once personas por presunta corrupción en la República Dominicana, mientras que en Arabia Saudí hay otros dos acusados.
Información en inglés:
Fuente: Departamento de Justicia de EEUU
Embraer Agrees to Pay More than $107 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges
Parallel Resolutions with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Brazilian Authorities Equaling $97 Million in Disgorgement Also Announced Today
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. (Embraer) entered into a resolution to resolve criminal charges and agreed to pay a penalty of more than $107 million in connection with schemes involving the bribery of government officials in the Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, and to pay millions more in falsely recorded payments in India via a sham agency agreement.
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Special Agent in Charge William J. Maddalena of the FBI’s Miami Field Office made the announcement.
“Embraer paid millions of dollars in bribes to win government aircraft contracts in three different continents,” said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell. “But this prosecution shows that the Criminal Division will hold accountable those who treat corruption as a mere cost of doing business. Between U.S., Brazilian and Saudi authorities, bribe payers and bribe takers alike have been brought to justice for their wrongdoing.”
“Embraer tried to bribe their way into several profitable aircraft contracts around the world,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Maddalena. “Instead of reaping a nice profit, their criminal conduct earned the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer a substantial penalty that more than wiped out their gains from these contracts. Crime does not pay!”
According to the company’s admissions, Embraer executives and employees paid bribes to government officials and falsified books and records in connection with aircraft sales to foreign governments and state-owned entities in multiple countries. In 2008, Embraer paid $3.52 million to an influential government official in the Dominican Republic via a false agency agreement to secure a contract to sell the Dominican Air Force eight military aircraft for approximately $92 million. In 2010, Embraer paid $1.65 million to an official at a Saudi Arabian state-owned and -controlled company via a false agency agreement to secure that instrumentality’s agreement to purchase three aircraft from Embraer for approximately $93 million. In 2008, Embraer paid $800,000 via a false agency agreement with an intermediary designated by a high-level official at Mozambique’s state-owned commercial airline, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique S.A. (LAM), to secure LAM’s agreement to purchase two aircraft from Embraer for approximately $65 million. In 2009, Embraer paid an agent $5.76 million pursuant to a false agency agreement with a shell company in connection with a contract it secured to sell the Indian Air Force three aircraft for approximately $208 million.
In total, Embraer earned profits of nearly $84 million on the foregoing aircraft sales.
Embraer entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve the case. As part of the DPA, Embraer admitted to its involvement in a conspiracy to violate the FCPA’s anti-bribery and books and records provisions and to its willful failure to implement an adequate system of internal accounting controls. Embraer agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $107,285,090; continue to cooperate with the department’s investigation; enhance its compliance program; implement a more adequate system of internal accounting controls; and retain an independent corporate compliance monitor for a term of three years.
The Criminal Division’s Fraud Section reached this resolution based on a number of factors, including the fact that Embraer did not voluntarily disclose the FCPA violations, but did cooperate with the department’s investigation after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) served it with a subpoena. After Embraer began cooperating, it did so fully and disclosed all relevant, non-privileged facts known to it, including about individuals involved in the misconduct. Embraer did not, however, engage in full remediation. It disciplined a number of company employees and executives engaged in the misconduct, but did not discipline a senior executive who was aware of bribery discussions in emails in 2004 and had oversight responsibility for the employees engaged in those discussions. As a result, the criminal penalty in this case is 20 percent below the bottom of the applicable range under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, a discount that reflects Embraer’s full cooperation but incomplete remediation.
In related matters, Embraer reached settlements with both the SEC and Brazilian authorities. Embraer reached a settlement with the SEC, under which it agreed to pay $83.8 million in disgorgement and $14.4 million in prejudgment interest. The SEC has agreed to credit the disgorgement that Embraer pays to Brazilian authorities. Embraer also reached a settlement with Brazilian authorities under which it agreed to pay $20 million in disgorgement. With the cooperation of U.S. authorities, Brazilian authorities have charged 11 individuals for their alleged involvement in Embraer’s misconduct in the Dominican Republic. Saudi Arabian authorities have charged two individuals for their alleged involvement in Embraer’s misconduct in Saudi Arabia.
The FBI’s Miami Field Office investigated the case. Senior Trial Attorney Jason Linder and Trial Attorney John-Alex Romano of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section prosecuted the case.
The Fraud Section appreciates the cooperation and assistance provided by the SEC in this matter. Authorities in Brazil, the Dominican Republic and South Africa also provided assistance and cooperation. The Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs also provided assistance during the investigation.
The Criminal Division’s Fraud Section is responsible for investigating and prosecuting all FCPA matters. Additional information about the department’s FCPA enforcement efforts can be found at www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa.
http://acento.com.do/2016/actualidad/8395124-eeuu-multa-us107-millones-corrupcion-embraer-citan-caso-soborno-rd/
In 2008, Embraer paid $3.52 million to an influential government official in the Dominican Republic via a false agency agreement to secure a contract to sell the Dominican Air Force eight military aircraft for approximately $92 million.
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Embraer Agrees to Pay More than $107 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges
Fuente: Departamento de Justicia de EEUU
Parallel Resolutions with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Brazilian Authorities Equaling $97 Million in Disgorgement Also Announced Today
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. (Embraer) entered into a resolution to resolve criminal charges and agreed to pay a penalty of more than $107 million in connection with schemes involving the bribery of government officials in the Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, and to pay millions more in falsely recorded payments in India via a sham agency agreement.
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Special Agent in Charge William J. Maddalena of the FBI’s Miami Field Office made the announcement.
“Embraer paid millions of dollars in bribes to win government aircraft contracts in three different continents,” said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell. “But this prosecution shows that the Criminal Division will hold accountable those who treat corruption as a mere cost of doing business. Between U.S., Brazilian and Saudi authorities, bribe payers and bribe takers alike have been brought to justice for their wrongdoing.”
“Embraer tried to bribe their way into several profitable aircraft contracts around the world,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Maddalena. “Instead of reaping a nice profit, their criminal conduct earned the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer a substantial penalty that more than wiped out their gains from these contracts. Crime does not pay!”
According to the company’s admissions, Embraer executives and employees paid bribes to government officials and falsified books and records in connection with aircraft sales to foreign governments and state-owned entities in multiple countries.
In 2008, Embraer paid $3.52 million to an influential government official in the Dominican Republic via a false agency agreement to secure a contract to sell the Dominican Air Force eight military aircraft for approximately $92 million.
In 2010, Embraer paid $1.65 million to an official at a Saudi Arabian state-owned and -controlled company via a false agency agreement to secure that instrumentality’s agreement to purchase three aircraft from Embraer for approximately $93 million. In 2008, Embraer paid $800,000 via a false agency agreement with an intermediary designated by a high-level official at Mozambique’s state-owned commercial airline, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique S.A. (LAM), to secure LAM’s agreement to purchase two aircraft from Embraer for approximately $65 million. In 2009, Embraer paid an agent $5.76 million pursuant to a false agency agreement with a shell company in connection with a contract it secured to sell the Indian Air Force three aircraft for approximately $208 million.
In total, Embraer earned profits of nearly $84 million on the foregoing aircraft sales.
Embraer entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve the case. As part of the DPA, Embraer admitted to its involvement in a conspiracy to violate the FCPA’s anti-bribery and books and records provisions and to its willful failure to implement an adequate system of internal accounting controls. Embraer agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $107,285,090; continue to cooperate with the department’s investigation; enhance its compliance program; implement a more adequate system of internal accounting controls; and retain an independent corporate compliance monitor for a term of three years.
The Criminal Division’s Fraud Section reached this resolution based on a number of factors, including the fact that Embraer did not voluntarily disclose the FCPA violations, but did cooperate with the department’s investigation after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) served it with a subpoena. After Embraer began cooperating, it did so fully and disclosed all relevant, non-privileged facts known to it, including about individuals involved in the misconduct. Embraer did not, however, engage in full remediation. It disciplined a number of company employees and executives engaged in the misconduct, but did not discipline a senior executive who was aware of bribery discussions in emails in 2004 and had oversight responsibility for the employees engaged in those discussions. As a result, the criminal penalty in this case is 20 percent below the bottom of the applicable range under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, a discount that reflects Embraer’s full cooperation but incomplete remediation.
In related matters, Embraer reached settlements with both the SEC and Brazilian authorities. Embraer reached a settlement with the SEC, under which it agreed to pay $83.8 million in disgorgement and $14.4 million in prejudgment interest. The SEC has agreed to credit the disgorgement that Embraer pays to Brazilian authorities. Embraer also reached a settlement with Brazilian authorities under which it agreed to pay $20 million in disgorgement. With the cooperation of U.S. authorities, Brazilian authorities have charged 11 individuals for their alleged involvement in Embraer’s misconduct in the Dominican Republic. Saudi Arabian authorities have charged two individuals for their alleged involvement in Embraer’s misconduct in Saudi Arabia.
The FBI’s Miami Field Office investigated the case. Senior Trial Attorney Jason Linder and Trial Attorney John-Alex Romano of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section prosecuted the case.
The Fraud Section appreciates the cooperation and assistance provided by the SEC in this matter. Authorities in Brazil, the Dominican Republic and South Africa also provided assistance and cooperation. The Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs also provided assistance during the investigation.
The Criminal Division’s Fraud Section is responsible for investigating and prosecuting all FCPA matters. Additional information about the department’s FCPA enforcement efforts can be found at www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa.
Versión en español de la agencia EFE
WASHINGTON, Estados Unidos (EFE).- La empresa aeronáutica brasileña Embraeraccedió al pago de una multa de más de 107 millones de dólares a las autoridades estadounidenses para resolver una acusación relativa a la ley sobre prácticas corruptas extranjeras.
El Departamento de Justicia informó hoy en un comunicado de esta multa e indicó que la compañía aeronáutica también llegó a acuerdos paralelos con la Comisión del Mercado de Valores (SEC) y con las autoridades brasileñas para la devolución de 97 millones de dólares.
Embraer era objeto de una acusación criminal por su implicación en el soborno de funcionarios gubernamentales en República Dominicana, Arabia Saudí y Mozambique, así como por efectuar pagos registrados falsamente en la India a través de un contrato de representación simulada, indicó el Departamento de Justicia.
“Embraer pagó millones de dólares en sobornos para hacerse con contratos gubernamentales de aeronaves en tres continentes diferentes”, dijo la fiscal general adjunta, Leslie Caldwell.
La funcionaria aseguró que la resolución de este caso demuestra la determinación de Estados Unidos de pedir cuentas “a quienes emplean la corrupción como un costo más para hacer negocios”.
“Entre las autoridades estadounidenses, brasileñas y saudíes, las fuentes de soborno y los sobornados por igual han sido puestos a disposición judicial por su mala conducta”, agregó.
Según el Departamento de Justicia, Embraer admitió durante la investigación que sus directivos y empleados “pagaron sobornos a funcionarios oficiales, y falsificaron libros y registros” sobre estas ventas de aviones a los Gobiernos extranjeros y entidades estatales para ocultarlo.
Pago de sobornos en República Dominicana y otros países
En 2008, Embraer pagó 3,52 millones de dólares a un funcionario de la República Dominicana a través de un contrato de representación falsa para garantizar la concesión de un contrato para vender a la Fuerza Aérea Dominicana ocho aviones militares Súper Tucano por valor de unos 92 millones de dólares, indica el comunicado del Departamento de Justicia.
En 2010, también pagó 1,65 millones más a un funcionario de una empresa de propiedad estatal en Arabia Saudí para llegar a un acuerdo para la venta de tres aviones de Embraer por unos 93 millones de dólares, y en 2008 desembolsó otros 800.000 dólares a un intermediario designado por un funcionario de alto nivel en las Líneas Aéreas de Mozambique (LAM), la de bandera de ese país.
En este último caso, la venta de dos aviones de Embraer ascendió a unos 65 millones de dólares.
El Departamento de Justicia también da cuenta de que la empresa aeronáutica pagó en 2009 a otro intermediario de una compañía fantasma 5,76 millones para lograr un contrato para la venta de tres aviones a la Fuerza Aérea de la India por 208 millones.
En total, las ganancias de Embraer en estas operaciones fueron 84 millones de dólares, aseguró el comunicado.
El agente especial de la policía federal (FBI) encargado del caso, William Maddalena, indicó que Embraer tendrá que pagar unas sanciones que exceden sustancialmente a los beneficios obtenidos con los contratos que logró fraudulentamente y con la corrupción.
Paralelamente, Embraer alcanzó otro acuerdo con la SEC y las autoridades brasileñas a través del cual se comprometió a pagar 83,8 millones de dólares en concepto de restitución y otros 14,4 millones en intereses al primero y al pago de 20 millones de dólares a Brasil en calidad de restitución.
Esta investigación ha permitido que Brasil haya acusado a once personas por presunta corrupción en la República Dominicana, mientras que en Arabia Saudí hay otros dos acusados. http://acento.com.do/2016/actualidad/8395181-embraer-agrees-to-pay-more-than-107-million-to-resolve-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-charges/
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