Dutchtenor schreef op 14 januari 2016 18:15:
Stukje uit het artikel van Reuters van vandaag;
BRASILIA Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Brazilian comptroller general's office is negotiating leniency deals with 10 companies implicated in the Petrobras corruption scandal and expects them to be concluded within the next six months, its acting director said on Thursday.
Carlos Higino, who took over last month, said agreements expected last year had been delayed by developments, including new criminal charges, but negotiations will speed up with new legislation that provides companies with more legal guarantees if they come clean.
Among the delayed accords was a $250 million bribery settlement by Dutch SBM Offshore NV, the world's top oil production ship leaser, that would avoid it being barred from doing business with its biggest client, state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA.
In December, prosecutors charged 12 people with involvement in a bribery scheme involving SBM and Petrobras.
In addition to racketeering and corruption charges brought against former SBM executives, current executives Bruna Chabas and Sietze Hepkema were charged with "personal favoritism." That is punishable with up to six months in jail but the sentence is usually commuted.
SBM Offshore said it is in discussions with authorities and declined further comment.