Juan Diaz, Foreign Bribery, Florida 2009
A Miami businessman was sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a foreign bribery scheme in the Republic of Haiti.
Juan Diaz, 52, was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term.
Diaz was also ordered to pay $73,824 in restitution and to forfeit $1,028,851.
Diaz pleaded guilty on May 15, 2009, to a one-count information charging him with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering.
According to court documents, Diaz paid and concealed $1,028,851 in bribes to former Haitian government officials while serving as an intermediary for the three private telecommunications companies.
One of these officials, Robert Antoine, admitted his acceptance of bribes, including bribes from Diaz and pleaded guilty on March 12, 2010, to money laundering conspiracy.
Antonio Perez was, at times, the controller of one of the Miami-Dade County telecommunications companies. Perez pleaded guilty on April 27, 2009, to conspiring to commit FCPA violations and money laundering and is awaiting sentencing.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, the Criminal Division's Fraud Section, and the IRS-CI Miami Field Office investigated the case.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aurora Fagan of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, Senior Trial Attorney Nicola J. Mrazek of the Criminal Division's Fraud Section and Trial Attorney Kevin Gerrity of the Criminal Division's Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section.
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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