VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

CASPIAN

US Indictment Against Swiss Lawyer Implicates Azerbaijani Officials

Swiss lawyer Hans Bodmer has been indicted by a New York federal court on charges of violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and one count of conspiracy to launder money. The indictment pertains to a scheme launched in the mid-1990s by Czech businessman Viktor Kozeny, who persuaded American citizens and institutions to participate in his plan to purchase Azerbaijans state-owned oil...