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Eight years ago, Kofi Annan’s Africa Progress Panel revealed that #DRC had lost $1.3 billion in deals struck with #DanGertler. Since then that figure has only grown. It will reach $3.71 billion if nothing is done.

Want to know more about Gertler's deals? Read this #thread.
Businessman #DanGertler has been making opaque and questionable mining deals in #DRC for over 20 years, benefitting from a close relationship with #Congo's former president Joseph Kabila. See video from our friends @TheSentry_Org. #corruption

In 2013, the Africa Progress Panel was the first to publish that Gertler’s deals cost the DRC $1.3 billion. New calculations show this was an underestimate. The loss today is $1.95 billion, with a further loss of $1.76 billion if nothing is done. See here: bit.ly/3ffCueS
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Un juge américain a condamné aujourd’hui une filiale du fonds spéculatif Och-Ziff pour #corruption en #RDC.

Les documents du procès en disent long sur les responsables, #DanGertler en tête, bien que non mis en examen.

Ce FIL révèle le contenu des documents du procès : (1/10)
La société canadienne Africo, propriétaire de la mine de #cuivre et de #cobalt de Kalukundi au #Congo a été victime de #corruption. (2/10)
Och-Ziff a admis avoir financé les investissements en #RDC sachant qu’une partie de l’argent servirait à payer des pots-de-vin. (3/10)

#corruption #potsdevin #FCPA
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A US judge today sentenced a subsidiary of New York hedge fund Och-Ziff for #corruption in #DRC.

Court documents reveal a lot about who was responsible. Though not charged, businessman #DanGertler features prominently.

This THREAD reveals what the court documents say: (1/10)
Canadian company Africo, the owners of the Kalukundi #copper and #cobalt mine in #Congo were the victims of #corruption. (2/10)
Och-Ziff admitted it funded investments in #DRC knowing that some of the money would be used to pay bribes. (3/10)

#corruption #bribery #FCPA
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1/ #RDC : les points clés du rapport de @PPLAAF et @Global_Witness, qui montre comment #DanGertler, le milliardaire sanctionné pour corruption par les Etats-Unis, continue les affaires comme d’habitude #BusinessAsUsual
pplaaf.org/fr/2020/07/02/…
2)/ En 2017, #DanGertler est sanctionné par les Etats-Unis (@USTreasury) pour des « contrats miniers et pétroliers entachés de corruption estimés à plusieurs centaines de millions de dollars » en #RDC.

home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
3/ #DanGertler serait considéré comme l’une des principales courroies de corruption & de kleptocratie du régime #Kabila. Il aurait coûté des millions à la #RDC en revendant des permis miniers achetés à un prix très faible. Retour avec @LumumbaJJ, lanceur d’alerte et banquier.
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