Epstein Secrets

: Environment and Public Works Committee • Hearings to examine the nominations of Dennis B. Hankins of Minnesota to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti James C. O'Brien of Nebraska to be an Assistant Secretary (European and Eurasian Affairs) Nathalie Rayes of Massachusetts to be Ambassador to the

onomic influence. The author applauded the inclusion of their legislation in the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would prevent the Department of Defense from contracting with ports using LOGINK, require the Secretary of State to provide LOGINK alternatives to allies and ensure any international agre

ointed by Mexico's president.’ Similarly, in another recent case, Miami telecommunications executives were charged with paying bribes to employees of Haiti’s state-owned and controlled telecommunications company. The telecommunications company was 97% owned and 100% controlled by the Haitian government,

s- cretionary. The decision is not made by DOJ prosecutors or SEC staff, but instead by independent debarment authorities within each agency, such as the Department of Defense or the General Services Administration, which analyze a num- ber of factors to determine whether a company should be sus- pended, debarred, or otherw

Indictment, United States v. Esquenazi, supra note 44, (private US. company and corporate executives charged with FCPA violations for bribes paid in Haiti), available at http ://www.justice.gov/ criminal/fraud/ fcpa/ cases/ esquenazij/12-08-O9esquenazi-indict.pdf. #15 US.C. § 78dd-3(a). As discussed ab

external risks, like anti-trust violations, embargo circumvention, environmental hazards, and money laundering). 303 Debarment authorities, such as the Department of Defense or the General Services Administration, may also consider a company’s compliance program when deciding whether to debar or suspend a contractor Spe