United States v. Joaquin Pou, Alfredo G. Duran and Jose Guarsch (S.D. Fla. 1989)
United States v. Robert Gurin (S.D. Fla. 1990)

• Case Name
• United States v. Joaquin Pou, Alfredo G. Duran and Jose Guarsch (S.D. Fla. 1989)
  United States v. Robert Gurin (S.D. Fla. 1990)

• Date Filed
• 11/21/1989

• Enforcement Agency
• DOJ

• Countries
• Dominican Republic

• Foreign Official
• Unnamed officials from the Dominican Republic.

• Date of Conduct
• 1989

• Nature of Business
• Florida company, a domestic concern, engaged in business of recovering seized aircraft.

• Influence to be Obtained
• Release of airplane confiscated for use in drug trafficking.

• Enforcement
• Following a sting operation, Robert Gurin, president and sole shareholder of the company, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA.  Duran and Pou were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA.  Pou breached his bail conditions and returned to the Dominican Republic.  In the trial of Duran (a former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party), the court excluded evidence relating to his original codefendant, Pou, and after presentation of the prosecution’s case, Duran was acquitted for lack of evidence.

• Amount of the Value
• $20,000 $30,000.

• Amount of Business Related to Payment
• Not Stated.

• Intermediary
• Alfredo Duran, Miami lawyer, General Joaquin Pou (Dominican Republic Army, retired) and his Miami agent, Jose Guarsch.

• Total Sanction
• $ 0

• Compliance Monitor
• No

• Reporting Requirements
• No

• Case is Pending?
• No

Joaquin Pou

• Citation
• United States v. Pou, No. 1:89 cr 00802 (S.D. Fla. 1989); 

• Date Filed
• 11/21/1989

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Conspiracy: Anti-Bribery

• Other Statutory Provision
• None

• Disposition
• Fugitive

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Conspiracy, Agent of Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• Dominican Republic

• Individual Sanction
• Pending

Alfredo G. Duran 

• Citation
• United States v. Pou, No. 1:89 cr 00802 (S.D. Fla. 1989); 

• Date Filed
• 11/21/1989

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Conspiracy: Anti-Bribery

• Other Statutory Provision
• None

• Disposition
• Acquitted

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Conspiracy, Agent of Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

• Individual Sanction
• None

Jose Guarsch 

• Citation
• United States v. Pou, No. 1:89 cr 00802 (S.D. Fla. 1989); 

• Date Filed
• 11/21/1989

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Conspiracy: Anti-Bribery

• Other Statutory Provision
• None

• Disposition
• Plea Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Conspiracy, Agent of Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

• Individual Sanction
• 48-Months Probation. 

Robert Gurin

• Citation
• United States v. Gurin, No. 1:89-cr-00802 (S.D. Fla. 1989)

• Date Filed
• 03/05/2018

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Conspiracy: Anti-Bribery

• Other Statutory Provision
• None

• Disposition
• Plea Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern, Conspiracy

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

• Individual Sanction
• Robert Gurin.  60-Months Probation.