Guilty plea to bribery sets
legal landmark
The government welcomed the first
successful prosecution by the City of London Police’s Overseas
Anti-Corruption Unit.
Neils Jorgen Tobiasen, 65, from Denmark, pleaded guilty at
Southwark Crown Court to making corrupt payments.
Tobiasen, financial director of CBRN Team Ltd, will be sentenced at
a later date. Tobiasen was charged under
Section
1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.
Business Secretary
John
Hutton said:
"I wholeheartedly congratulate the Overseas Anti-Corruption
Unit for their landmark success in this case.
"Extra government funding is helping the unit make a real impact
by bringing to book the corrupt companies who pay bribes and
foreign officials who take them.
"Corruption hurts honest companies and raises the cost of doing
business. This is the first of what I hope will be many victories
for the unit in the fight against corruption and bribery."
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