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A New Zealand man got 12 months home detention for giving $582,000 in gifts to win roading contracts, part of a 2015–2018 bribery scheme.
Frederick Pou, a former roading subcontractor, was sentenced to 12 months of home detention in New Zealand for providing about $582,000 in gifts to secure contracts, concluding the Serious Fraud Office’s prosecution of five individuals in a 2015–2018 corruption scheme.
Pou admitted to enabling former Broadspectrum manager Jason Koroheke, who was jailed for four years and five months after accepting over $1 million in bribes.
Other defendants, including Richard Motilal, Brian Ravening, and Aurelian Mihai Hossu, received similar sentences and were ordered to pay reparation.
The SFO highlighted weak internal controls as a key vulnerability, stressing the risks of excessive trust in senior staff.
Un hombre de Nueva Zelanda recibió 12 meses de arresto domiciliario por dar 582.000 dólares en regalos para ganar contratos de carreteras, parte de un esquema de soborno entre 2015 y 2018.