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Mar 3 • 11 tweets • 7 min read
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#Ericsson fined $207m for concealing internal probe into bribes paid to #ISIS

The #Swedish company was involved in a large scale corruption scheme across several #Asian countries
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#Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has been fined $207 million for violating a deferred prosecution deal with US authorities by concealing evidence of serious misconduct in #Iraq, where the company reportedly bribed #ISIS to access a specific transport route between 2011 & 2019.
In a statement issued on 2 March, Ericsson said it had entered “a guilty plea regarding previously deferred charges relating to conduct prior to 2017” for not disclosing its inquiry to the US authorities.
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On Thursday, court documents confirmed Ericsson “omitted” details about its dealings in Iraq in earlier disclosures to the US department of justice (DOJ).
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Prosecutors said that it was only after investigative journalists sent questions to the company and the DOJ that the extent of the allegations became clear.
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#Ericsson paid a record $1 billion fine in 2019 over what US prosecutors said was a “years-long campaign of corruption,” involving the bribery of government officials & the falsification of books & records in #Djibouti, #China, #Vietnam, #Indonesia, & #Kuwait.
However, the deal required the company to report any potential wrongdoing and submit to an outside monitor over a three-year period.
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In February 2022, a leaked internal report from #Ericsson obtained by the International Consortium of International Journalists (ICIJ) showed that the telecommunications firm spent millions of dollars funneling equipment into #ISIS-controlled territory in #Iraq.
Emails obtained by the ICIJ suggested “illegal bypassing of customs and passing through ISIS-controlled areas in connection to transportation in Iraq.”
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According to the report, Ericsson issued bribes to ISIS to continue providing its services in Iraq after the militant group seized around 40 percent of the country's territory, putting its employees at risk.
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The report also contained information regarding the use of 30 trucks, which paid $3,000 to $4,000 per load to carry Ericsson products into ISIS-controlled territory in Iraq.
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The #Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister says international organizations and the international community "have failed #Syrians once again." en.mdn.tv/739W
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The #US-backed #QSD militia has seized 32 houses in the al-Jabsah buildings compound in Hasaka City & expelled their residents to provide protection for the #US illegal occupation bases in that area.
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A plane carrying relief materials provided by the #UnitedNations for those affected by the earthquake arrived at #Damascus International Airport on Sunday.
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A stand by Syrian, Arab Communities in #Toronto in solidarity with #Syria in facing embargo
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As a part of the campaign (Lift Siege on Syria) the Syrian and Arab Communities in #Canada, staged a solidarity stand with the #Syrian people and in rejection of unjust embargo imposed on the country.
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