- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Kyle Brasseur2024-03-20T18:17:00
A former finance director at medical waste disposal company Stericycle faces Department of Justice (DOJ) charges for his alleged role in a bribery scheme that led the company to an $84 million settlement regarding violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Abraham Cigarroa Cervantes, of Mexico, worked as finance director of the Latin America division of Stericycle. He was charged by the DOJ with one count each of conspiracy to violate the FCPA’s anti-bribery and books-and-records provisions, according to an indictment announced in a press release Tuesday.
Stericycle’s 2022 settlements resolved allegations it paid bribes to win government contracts in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. The company agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $52.5 million under a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the DOJ, in addition to paying $28 million to resolve a parallel investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company also settled with Brazilian authorities as part of its resolution.
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