SFO charges UIBL over alleged $3 million bribery scheme in Ecuador, in what could become the first jury trial under the UK’s “failure to prevent bribery” offence

UIBL is accused of allowing US-based intermediaries to bribe officials in Ecuador between 2013 and 2016, with $3 million allegedly paid in bribes from a $6.2 million commission. Company representatives are due in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 7 May 2025.