Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

Paul Butler, Chris Chamberlain, Christian Davis, Suzanne Kane, Sarah Kirwin, Abigail Kay Kohlman, Melissa Whitaker
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Contact
LinkedIn
Facebook
X
Send
Embed

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -

DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot -

On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts against Roger Boncy charging him with one count of conspiracy to violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), along with one count of violating the Travel Act, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Boncy is a dual citizen of Haiti and the U.S., who resides in Madrid, Spain. The DOJ alleges that Boncy participated in a scheme to make corrupt payments to government officials of the Republic of Haiti related to a $84 million port development project. Boncy’s alleged co-conspirator, Joseph Baptiste, a Haitian¬born, retired U.S. Army colonel, was charged in the initial indictment in October 2017. Baptiste is scheduled to go to trial on December 3, 2018.

The superseding indictment alleges that the co-conspirators solicited improper payments from undercover agents who were posing as potential investors for the port development project. The agents recorded a meeting in Boston where Boncy and Baptiste told agents that they would launder money to Haitian government officials through a Maryland-based non-profit entity controlled by Baptiste. Additionally, the superseding indictment details intercepted telephone calls where Baptiste and Boncy discussed making additional improper payments to a government official's aide in order to obtain authorization for the project.

Please see full publication below for more information.

View PDF
Download PDF [516KB]
Email
Report

LOADING PDF: If there are any problems, click here to download the file.
Send Report

DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.

© Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Attorney Advertising

Written by:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Contact
more
less

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on:

Reporters on Deadline

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign Up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
Custom Email Digest
- hide
- hide