In its petition, the company has mentioned that since it has been named as ‘an accused’ in the First Information Report (FIR) registered on July 21, it was not liable to submit any documents pertaining to the case as it could be used to prosecute them. The matter will come up for hearing on Wednesday.
Last month CB had written to the company’s India office seeking details after the New Jersey-based construction management company had admitted to violations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and agreed to pay a $17.1 million criminal penalty to resolve charges that it bribed officials in India and three other countries to secure contracts. Two former executives – James McClung and Richard Hirsch – also pleaded guilty to the bribery charges.
Earlier CB also issued summons to McClung setting a deadline of 15 days to depose before it for interrogation. As his whereabouts are not known, the summons were sent to LB offices at New Jersey, Gurgaon and Delhi.
While sources said he is unlikely to reply to the summons, CB could move the local court seeking a warrant for his arrest.
