United States v. BizJet International Sales and Support, Inc. (N.D. Ok. 2012)
In re Lufthansa Technik AG (2012)

• Case Name
• United States v. BizJet International Sales and Support, Inc. (N.D. Ok. 2012)
  In re Lufthansa Technik AG (2012)

• Date Filed
• 03/14/2012

• Enforcement Agency
• DOJ

• Countries
• Mexico, Panama

• Foreign Official
• Officials and employees of the Mexican Policia Federal Preventiva, Mexican Coordinacion General de Transportes Aereos Presidenciales, Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa, and the Republica de Panama Autoridad Aeronautica Civil.

• Date of Conduct
• 2004 to 2010

• Nature of Business
• BizJet International Sales and Support, Inc. is a provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  It is a subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, a German provider of aircraft-related services.

• Influence to be Obtained
• According to court documents, from 2004 to about March 2010, BizJet engaged in a conspiracy to violate the FCPA by bribing government officials in Mexico and Panama to secure contracts to perform aircraft MRO services for government agencies.
   
  BizJet paid bribes to officials employed by the Mexican Policia Federal Preventiva (the Mexican federal police), the Mexican Coordinacion General de Transportes Aereos Presidenciales (the Mexican president’s fleet), the air fleet for the Gobierno del Estado de Sinaloa (the Mexican State of Sinaloa), the air fleet for the Gobierno del Estado de Sonora (the Mexican State of Sonora), and the Republica de Panama Autoridad Aeronautica Civil (the Panamanian aviation authority).  In many instances, BizJet paid the bribes directly to the foreign officials.  In other instances, BizJet funneled the bribes through a shell company owned and operated by a BizJet sales manager.  BizJet executives orchestrated, authorized, and approved the unlawful payments.
   

• Enforcement
• On March 12, 2012, BizJet entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ under which it agreed to pay a monetary penalty of $11.8 million.  BizJet also agreed to report periodically to the DOJ regarding its compliance programs.  BizJet’s parent company, Lufthansa Technik, entered into a non-prosecution agreement for related conduct but was not subject to a monetary penalty.

• Amount of the Value
• Approximately $565,000.

• Amount of Business Related to Payment
• Not Stated

• Intermediary
• Shell Company

• Total Sanction
• $ 11,800,000

• Compliance Monitor
• No

• Reporting Requirements
• Yes

• Case is Pending?
• No

• Related Enforcement Actions
• United States v. Peter DuBois (N.D. Ok. 2011) 
  United States v. Jald Jensen (N.D. Ok. 2012) 
  United States v. Bernd Kowalewski (N.D. Ok. 2012) 
  United States v. Neal Uhl (N.D. Ok. 2011)
  

BizJet International Sales and Support, Inc.

• Citation
• United States v. Bizjet Int’l Sales and Support, Inc., No. 4:12–cr–00061 (N.D. Ok. 2012); 

• Date Filed
• 03/14/2012

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Conspiracy: Anti-Bribery

• Other Statutory Provision
• None

• Disposition
• Deferred Prosecution Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

Lufthansa Technik AG

• Citation
• In re Lufthansa Technik AG (2011).
   

• Date Filed
• 03/14/2012

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Anti-Bribery

• Other Statutory Provision
• None

• Disposition
• Non-Prosecution Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern, Territorial Jurisdiction

• Defendant's Citizenship
• Germany