Paul A. Hayden, Trial Attorney, Fraud Section, Criminal Division
US Assisting Agencies: Unknown
Foreign Enforcement Action/Investigation: Unknown
Foreign Assisting Agencies: Unknown
Origin of the Proceeding:
Unknown
Whistleblower:
Unknown
Case Status:
Ongoing
Summary
Stericycle, headquartered in Illinois, ran an international waste management network, focused primarily on medical, industrial, and maritime waste as well as document destruction. Stericycle's securities were registered with the SEC and publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker “SRCL.” Stericycle’s Latin America division (“Stericycle LATAM”) was responsible for overseeing the operations of Stericycle’s subsidiaries in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Puerto Rico.
Abraham Cirarroa Cervantes, a Mexican citizen, held several positions with Stericycle and its subsidiaries, including as the Finance Director for Stericycle LATAM, a member of the Board of Managers and Finance Director for Stericycle’s Mexican subsidiaries, a member of the Stericycle Mexico Executive Committee, and a member of Stericycle’s FCPA Compliance Management Steering Committee.
According to the documents in this case, between December 2011 and April 2016, Cervantes, along with Stericycle LATAM Vice President Mauricio Gomez Baez, and other Stericycle employees and agents, conspired to pay approximately $10.5 million in bribes to Mexican, Brazilian, and Argentinian government officials in order to assist Stericycle in obtaining government contracts for medical waste collection.
On March 19, 2024, the DOJ filed a two-count indictment in the Southern District of Florida against Cervantes alleging conspiracies to violate the antibribery and books and records provisions of the FCPA.
This case is ongoing.
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