Individual Pleads Guilty To FCPA Charge In Connection With Bribery Scheme Involving South African Airways
In 2016, AAR Corp. (a U.S. based aviation services company) announced that it had teamed with a joint venture partner – JM Aviation South Africa (Pty) Ltd. – to secure a five year contract to provide inventory management and repair services to South Africa Airways Technical (SAAT) Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of South African Airways – SAA).
Recently, the DOJ charged Julian Aires (a U.S. citizen who resided in San Diego and associated with JM Aviation South Africa) with conspiracy to violate the FCPA’s anti-bribery provisions in connection with an SAAT contract as well as another contract involving Swissport (an airport ground services and air cargo handling company) and SAA.
According to the court docket, Aires has pleaded guilty.