Man who acted for SembMarine units in Brazil gets nearly 20 years jail for graft
Fiona Lam
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AN individual in Brazil connected to the consultants engaged by Sembcorp Marine's (SembMarine) subsidiaries has been found guilty of corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organisation.
In a bourse filing on Friday, SembMarine said the Federal Courts of Curitiba in Brazil have sentenced Guilherme Esteves de Jesus to 19 years and four months in prison, as well as a fine. In addition, the Public Prosecutor's Office in Brazil, Ministério Público Federal, has filed further charges against him for money laundering and this proceeding is still ongoing, SembMarine said.
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