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US businessmen, Bolivian official plead guilty to US corruption, money laundering charges over tear gas contract

By Robert Thomason ( September 29, 2021, 15:52 GMT | Insight) -- Two US businessmen have pleaded guilty to US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act conspiracy and a third to money laundering conspiracy for a scheme to bribe Bolivian officials to obtain an overpriced tear gas contract. A former Bolivian defense official also pleaded guilty to laundering his share of the bribe money.Two US businessmen have pleaded guilty to US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act conspiracy and a third to money laundering conspiracy for a scheme to bribe Bolivian officials to obtain an overpriced tear gas contract. A former Bolivian defense official also pleaded guilty to laundering his share of the bribe money....

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