Alstom S.A. ("Alstom"), headquartered and incorporated in France, was in the business of designing, constructing, and providing services related to power generation facilities, power grids, and rail transportation systems around the world.
Edward Thiessen joined an Alstom predecessor company and worked in various capacities throughout Alstom until 2014. Specifically, Thiessen worked as Alstom's Thailand Country President in 2002 and 2003, as a gas turbine sales representative based in Malaysia beginning in August 2003, and as Alstom's Indonesia Country President beginning in 2008.
According to the documents in this case, between 2002 and 2010, Thiessen was part of a conspiracy to make payments to officials at Indonesia's state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara ("PLN") in order to secure contracts for Alstom. The payments were made through consultants, and Thiessen assisted payment to at least one of those consultants.
On July 10, 2019, the DOJ filed a single count Information in the District of Connecticut against Thiessen alleging conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. On the same date, Thiessen re-signed a plea agreement he had previously entered into with the DOJ in 2015. On July 20, 2020, the court sentenced Thiessen to time served in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $15,000 plus a madatory assessment of $100.
Alstom, some of Alstom's subsidiaries, and several Alstom executives have been previously prosecuted in related enforcement actions.
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