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Costa Rica, where various officials have been bribed by Julian Messent of PWS. Now he was sentenced to 21 months in prison photo: Susan e. Degginger / Alamy

Tuesday Julian Messent international, 50 years of London insurer PWS Manager was sentenced after pleading guilty to Southwark Crown Court to two counts corrupt payments between February 1999 and June 2002.

Messent also ordered to pay ￡ 100,000 as compensation, Costa Rica for his role in the $1 authorising officer.98 m in bribes State insurance company officers and national telecommunications and electricity suppliers.

The case was brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the city of London police after the foreign and Commonwealth was informed by the authorities of Costa Rican men.

"This case shows determined, how we are to pursue businessmen corrompre.Travailler with agencies in other countries is an essential feature of our approach, which can result in measures against both sides of corruption," said Richard Alderman, Director of the SFO.

Messent admitted to a payment of $25,000 in February 1999 the wife of an agent State insurer Costa Rica as a reward to distribute business PWS.

Messent also admitted to a second payment of $250 000 in June 2002 to an agent of the electricity company and telecommunication State for the same raison.Il also requested 39 violations similar to consider.

"Is none to tell other mitigation measures it does [pay bribes] or that it is the way to do business,"said judge Rivlin QC pass sentence.""

Costa Rica prosecutors are gearing up to bring a legal action against alleged corruption recipients and the OST has worked with local authorities to help them bring their case before the courts.

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