Law360, New York (March 13, 2012, 2:25 PM ET) -- An ex-official of the Haitian government was convicted of money laundering by a Florida federal jury Monday for his role in a scheme by U.S. telephone companies including Terra Telecommunications Corp. to obtain business advantages in Haiti.
Jean Rene Duperval, formerly the director of international relations for the Haitian state-owned Telecommunications D'Haiti SAM, was found guilty of funneling $500,000 in bribes he received from the phone companies to Florida shell companies he set up to hide his wrongdoing.
After a week-long trial and three hours of...
Haitian Ex-Official Convicted In Phone Co. Bribery Scheme
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