March 6, 2019

A Russian telecommunications provider agreed to pay $850 million to the U.S. resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in seeking to win business in Uzbekistan. Over a period of eight years, Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (MTS) allegedly paid at least $120 million in bribes to an Uzbek official who held sway over the country’s telecommunications regulatory authority, resulting in more than $2.4 billion in company revenues. MTS also agreed to a $100 million settlement with the SEC, included within the total $850 million settlement. DOJ; SEC; USAO SDNY

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