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SDNY prosecutors say that the docs unsealed today top the annals of FCPA cases, representing the largest bribe received by an individual and the largest penalty paid to the US.

Lead defendant: Late Uzbek strongman's daughter.

My latest @CourthouseNews

courthousenews.com/daughter-of-de…
While we await Manafort news, it's worth noting that Russian telecom MTS's deferred prosecution agreement bears the signature from their attorneys at Skadden Arps.

That's the firm that paid $4.6 million for its role in a Manafort-linked Ukrainian op courthousenews.com/skadden-arps-s…
A side note: Gulnara Karimova, the late Uzbek dictator's scion indicted today, was rumored to be dead in 2016.

Presumably, federal prosecutors in New York believe the reports of her death were an exaggeration.

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3…
Lastly, the full statement of the CEO for the Russian telecom, MTS.

The company agreed to a compliance monitor under the terms of their deferred prosecution agreement.
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Reading through the court papers now.

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My coverage back then for @CourthouseNews. courthousenews.com/dutch-telecom-…
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