Och-Ziff investors reach $136M proposed settlement in FCPA case
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-07-29T18:41:00
Sculptor Capital Management (formerly Och-Ziff Capital Management) has “agreed in principle” to a $136 million settlement with former shareholders of Africo Resources and the DOJ for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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