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Businessman who blew the whistle on a South African government bribery scandal gets plea deal
Agrizzi received a suspended 40-year sentence after pleading guilty to corruption and money laundering linked to over $100 million in bribed government contracts, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, Angelo Agrizzi accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to three counts of corruption and one count of money laundering and receiving a suspended 40-year sentence conditional on cooperation.
- Agrizzi's testimony at the Zondo Commission revealed he delivered cash to African National Congress politicians, sometimes hidden in folded newspapers or gray bags, to secure lucrative contracts under former President Jacob Zuma.
- The plea specifically targets alleged payments linked to corrections contracts, with prosecutors saying the deal relates to bribes paid to officials and a lawmaker to secure Bosasa contracts.
- The Zondo Commission's findings prompted criticism that it interviewed hundreds but prosecuted only a few, while Former President Jacob Zuma was convicted of contempt and faces ongoing corruption charges.
- Several other companies and businessmen were accused of bribing politicians, indicating the allegations extend beyond Agrizzi's employer and may prompt further probes by prosecutors into prison-services contracts.
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Businessman who blew whistle on a South African government bribery scandal gets plea deal
A businessman who confessed to being a fixer who delivered bribes to South African government officials, lawmakers and others in a corruption scheme that enraged the nation avoided jail time in a plea deal announced Thursday by state prosecutors.
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Businessman who blew the whistle on a South African government bribery scandal gets plea deal
A businessman who confessed to being a fixer who delivered bribes to South African government officials, lawmakers and others in a corruption scheme that enraged the nation has avoided jail time in a plea deal announced by state prosecutors.
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