Criminal case
United States v. VimpelCom Ltd. and United States v. Unitel LLC
- Authority
- US Department of Justice and US District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- 18 February 2016
- Organization
- VEON Ltd.
- Current stage
- DPA concluded and motion to dismiss deferred charges filed, per VEONS2
- Outcome
- Resolved. Unitel plea stands. Deferred charges against VEON subject to dismissal motion per the companyS2.
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Supported93The US Department of Justice said on 18 February 2016 that VimpelCom and Unitel would pay more than US$795 million in US and Dutch penalties over bribes paid in Uzbekistan.Regulator statement, 18 February 20164 records citedBribery
- Outdated77DOJ said in February 2016 that VimpelCom must retain a compliance monitor for three years.Regulator statement, 18 February 20163 records citedCorporate status
Sources
- S1Tier A VimpelCom Limited and Unitel LLC Enter into Global Foreign Bribery Resolution of More Than $795 MillionUS Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Regulator press release. 18 February 2016.Supports the DPA, the Unitel plea, the amounts, the admitted conduct and the monitor term. It gives no docket number.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S2Tier B 2016 Deferred Prosecution Agreement concludes as monitor certifies VEON's compliance programmeVEON Ltd., Form 6-K filed with the SEC. Company filing. 31 October 2019.Company account of the end of the DPA and monitorship and of the DOJ dismissal motion.