Micronesian Government Official Sentenced to Prison for FCPA Violations
A Micronesian government official was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release after facing money laundering charges that violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Justice Department said July 30. Master Halbert, a Micronesian Department…
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of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure official, pleaded guilty to the charges in April (see 1904040035). Halbert conspired with Frank James Lyon, owner of a Honolulu-based engineering and consulting company, to award Lyon corrupt government contracts. Lyon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 months in prison in May (see 1905140033).