By Caroline Simson Law360 (May 15, 2020, 8:39 PM EDT) — A New York judge has granted Nigeria’s petition to subpoena a Manhattan asset manager to aid the country’s prosecution of former government officials who allegedly accepted bribes from a British Virgin Islands engineering firm, which later won a $9.8 billion arbitral award against the country. […]

A United States court has granted Nigeria permission to investigate bank transactions involving former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife Patience, former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke and other top government officials. These politicians were in office when the country signed a contract with a company, Process and Industrial Development Limited, which has become a source […]

The Nigerian government’s request for a subpoena on 10 US banks for information needed to prosecute government officials allegedly connected to British Virgin Island engineering firm, Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) alleged bribery scheme and subsequent $9.6 billion arbitral claim has been granted by a US Judge. The filings were done by Alexander Pencu, a partner of Meister […]

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