Brazilian construction tycoon sentenced to 19 years in prison for Petrobras corruption scandal

Wednesday, November 4th 2015 - 08:07 UTC

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The federal judge handling the Petrobras corruption cases sentenced the former vice president of Brazilian engineering firm Mendes Junior to 19 years and four months in prison for his role in the massive kickback scheme. Read full article

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ChrisR
I wonder when they will get to the senior people in government who DEMANDED the bribes?
Nov 04th, 2015 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Not long now I would imagine, funny no Brasso to give his take on this
Nov 04th, 2015 - 08:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hepatia
This sort of effective prosecution of white collar crime is something that the US could learn from.
Nov 11th, 2015 - 01:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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