Tag: Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni

Former Ecuadorian Comptroller General Convicted in $10M Bribery and Money Laundering Case

FinTelegram Charlene Lensburg - April 25, 2024

In an interesting case of international corruption, a federal jury in Miami has convicted Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, the former Comptroller General of Ecuador, for his involvement in a substantial bribery and money laundering scheme that channeled over $10 million in illicit funds. According to the U.S. indictment, Polit took bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for removing fines and not imposing fines on Odebrecht’s projects in Ecuador.

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