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ArticleSFO dealt blow after second Unaoil conviction overturned
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office was dealt another blow after Paul Bond, a former sales manager at Dutch energy services company SBM Offshore, had his 42-month jail sentence overturned because the agency failed to disclose vital evidence in its Unaoil case.
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ArticleSBM Offshore subsidiaries fined $7.6M in Swiss bribery probe
The Swiss Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered three subsidiaries of Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore to pay a criminal penalty of CHF 7 million (U.S. $7.6 million) as part of the conclusion of a legacy bribery investigation.
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ArticleSBM Offshore FCPA case ends, Swiss investigation begins
SBM Offshore confirmed it has reached the end of its three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice for FCPA violations, but the oil and gas services company is now facing a fresh corruption investigation from Swiss enforcement authorities.
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ArticleSFO secures two Unaoil convictions, but judge critical of director
Following a four-year investigation, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office has secured convictions against two former Unaoil executives for bribes made to win oil services contracts in Iraq, although the presiding judge ordered a review into how SFO Director Lisa Osofsky led the case.
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SBM Offshore to pay $238M to resolve FCPA case
Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore, and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary SBM Offshore USA, will pay a criminal penalty of $238 million in connection with schemes involving the bribery of foreign officials in Brazil, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Kazakhstan, and Iraq in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ...
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Two ex-SBM executives plead guilty in Petrobras bribery scheme
Two former executives at Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for their roles in a scheme to bribe foreign government officials in Brazil, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.
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Brazilian authorities sign leniency agreement with SBM Offshore
Dutch engineering company SBM Offshore announced this week it has reached a leniency agreement with Brazilian authorities to resolve allegations relating to the Petrobras bribery scandal. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SBM Offshore Settles Bribery Case With Brazilian Authorities
Dutch engineering company SBM Offshore announced today that it has accepted an out-of-court settlement with Brazilian authorities to resolve allegations relating to the Petrobras bribery scandal, while emphasizing that the settlement does not involve an admission of guilt.