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APMIAMI -- Two Miami men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for paying more than $1 million in bribes to Haitian officials to secure telephone contracts in that country.
Fifty-one-year-old Juan Diaz entered his plea Friday in federal court. Antonio Perez, also 51, pleaded guilty last month. Both face up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
Court records show the men bribed Haitian officials so their companies could win contracts with Haiti's state-owned telecommunications company. There was also an illegal side deal that gave the companies better rates and other advantages.
The conspiracy operated from 2001 through 2003. U.S. prosecutors said much of the evidence was gathered by Haitian authorities.
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Court documents did not include the companies either man worked for, and a DOJ spokesman declined to name the companies.
Haitian officials get to live a life of luxury. These two made a bundle on the side deals. The telecom companies made a fortune off the better rates.
Meanwhile Haitian children eat cookies made of mud.