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ARTICLE · 16 FEBRUARY 2017

Canada's Big Anti-Bribery Case Ends In Dismissed Charges

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This is Canada's most significant and high profile anti-bribery prosecution against corporate executives.

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Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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On February 10, 2017, three former executives of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. saw Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) charges withdrawn in the Ontario Superior Court. Former SNC vice-president of energy and infrastructure Kevin Wallace, former SNC vice-president of international development Ramesh Shah, and Bangladeshi-Canadian businessman Zulfiquar Ali Bhuiyana were charged with bribing an official in Bangladesh.  This is Canada's most significant and high profile anti-bribery prosecution against corporate executives.

The charges related to a bid to win a $50 million contract to supervise the Padma Bridge construction.  The Crown's case had been based on evidence obtained from a Royal Canadian Mounted Police ("RCMP") wire tap.

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