Egbert Yvan Ferdinand Koolman, a Dutch citizen residing in Miami, was a Product Manager with Servicio di Telecomunicacion di Aruba N.V. ("Setar"), a state-owned telecommuincations provider in Aruba.
According to the documents in this case, between 2006 and 2016, Koolman conspired with Lawrence W. Parker, Jr., who was charged with FCPA violations in a separate proceeding, and others to receive bribes from individuals and companies located in the United States and abroad in exchange for using his position at Setar to award lucrative mobile phone and accessory contracts. The corrupt payments were made via wire transfer from banks located in the U.S., in cash during meetings in Miami and in Aruba, and by withdrawing cash in Aruba using a bankcard that drew money from a U.S.-based bank account. In all, Koolman received more than $1.3 million in corrupt payments.
On April 10, 2018, the DOJ filed a single count Information in the Southern District of Florida against Koolman alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering. On April 13, 2018, Koolman pled guilty to the charges. On June 29, 2018, the court sentenced Koolman to 3 years in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. The court further ordered Koolman to pay $1,308,500 in restitution plus a mandatory assessment of $500. The court also ordered Koolman to surrender to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation proceedings following his term in prison.
In a related proceeding, the DOJ filed a single count Information in the Southern District of Florida against Parker alleging conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA and conspiracy to commit wire fraud on December 20, 2017. Parker pled guilty to the charges on December 29, 2017. On April 30, 2018, the court sentenced Parker to 35 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release and further ordered him to pay restitution of $701,750 plus a mandatory assessment of $100.
