Former US ExIm Bank official charged with corruption and tax evasion

(US Dept. of Justice, Washington, 24 February 2009) A former employee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has been indicted on corruption and tax violations arising from her alleged receipt of a $100,000 bribe while working at the Ex-Im Bank. The indictment alleges that Nigerian businessmen agreed to pay her a bribe of $173,500, in return for a promise to perform official acts to assist the Nigerian businessmen and their company in obtaining loan guarantees and other financial support from the Ex-Im Bank.