Former Executive Given 15-Month Prison Sentence for FCPA Violations
A former senior executive of a French power and transportation company was sentenced to 15 months in prison for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Justice Department said March 6. Lawrence Hoskins of Alstom S.A. was sentenced on…
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money-laundering charges after he worked to bribe Indonesian officials in exchange for a $118 million power-services contract. Hoskins and others paid “consultants” hundreds of thousands of dollars to bribe Indonesian officials. The Justice Department charged three former executives -- including two former Alstom employees -- with FCPA violations relating to the same case (see 2002190027).