Corruption Allegations Trigger Parallel Criminal and Civil Proceedings in UK and US

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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
28
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 
On October 14, 2011, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office arrested businessman Victor Dahdaleh in the U.K. and charged him with corruption offenses relating to contracts for the supply of alumina from his company, AA Alumina & Chemicals Ltd. (Alcoa) in connection with a series of corrupt transactions allegedly targeting Alba, an enterprise in Bahrain whose majority owner is the Bahrain government.