Offshore accounts used for bribes, claim prosecutors

By David Marchant

22 years ago

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A businessman has been charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act after allegedly using offshore companies and bank accounts to pay bribes totalling more than $20 million.
James H. Giffen, 62, Mamaroneck, New York, was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport on March 30, 2003 on charges of making unlawful payments to two senior officials of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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