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ARTICLE · 29 MAY 2014

Deterrence Main Objective Behind Three Year Corruption Sentence

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Deterrence and denunciation of bribery of foreign public officials were at the fore as a judge sentenced Ottawa businessman Nazir Karigar to three years in jail.

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W. Michael G. Osborne
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Deterrence and denunciation of bribery of foreign public officials were at the fore as a judge sentenced Ottawa businessman Nazir Karigar to three years in jail for agreeing to offer bribes to public officials in India in order to obtain preferential treatment for a bid to supply to Air India.

Mr. Karigar was convicted in August 2013 under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act ( CFPOA) after the first ever trial under this law. The CFPOAmakes it an offence in Canada to bribe foreign government officials. (See Canada's Foreign Anti-Bribery Law.)

Mr. Karigar is the first individual to have been convicted and sentenced under the CFPOA. His three year jail sentence sends a strong deterrence signal.

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