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A multinational bribery and money laundering scheme has been exposed in Georgia, with three men charged in connection with the scandal. Carl Alan Zaglin, a 68-year-old businessman from Georgia, made his initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday, facing five counts related to the alleged scheme.
According to court documents, Zaglin is the owner of a uniform and accessory manufacturing company for law enforcement with a base in Georgia. Francisco Roberto Cosenza Centeno, a 65-year-old former executive director of the Technical Committee of the Trust Fund for the Administration of the Population Protection and Security Fund (TASA), a Honduran government agency that acquired supplies for the Honduran National Police, and Aldo Néstor Marchena, a 50-year-old former resident of Boca Ratón, Florida, are also implicated in the scandal.
Between March 2015 and November 2019, Zaglin, Marchena, and others allegedly agreed to bribe Honduran government officials, including Cosenza, to secure contracts worth over $10 million with TASA. In exchange for the bribes, Cosenza and other Honduran officials allegedly helped Zaglin, Marchena, and others obtain contracts for the sale of uniforms and other supplies to the Honduran National Police and ensured payment on the contracts.
Zaglin, Marchena, and their co-conspirators allegedly used the corrupt contract profits to make bribe payments to Honduran government officials. To promote the scheme and conceal the bribe payments, Zaglin, Marchena, Cosenza, and others allegedly laundered the corrupt scheme’s profits through bank accounts and shell companies in the United States and Belize. According to the indictment, the conspirators sent over $166,000 to bank accounts controlled by Cosenza and another Honduran official.
All three defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Cosenza and Marchena are also charged with one count of money laundering and one count of participating in transactions involving property derived from a crime. Zaglin and Marchena are also charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Additionally, Zaglin is charged with violating the FCPA. If convicted, the defendants face up to 20 years in prison for each of the money laundering counts, 10 years for the count of participating in transactions involving property derived from a crime, and five years for each of the FCPA-related counts.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Peter L. Cooch and Anthony Scarpelli of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eli S. Rubin of the Southern District of Florida.
HSI Miami’s Office is investigating the case with the assistance of HSI Atlanta’s Office. U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe of the Southern District of Florida and Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole M. Argentieri of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section made the announcement.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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