Arrest in Och-Ziff-linked bribery case – reports

A man said to have acted as a ‘fixer’ for some of Och-Ziff’s African investments was arrested in New York on Tuesday. 

Media reports and the arrest of a Gabonese man in New York suggest developments in ongoing negotiations surrounding the bribery allegations against Och-Ziff Capital Management that have sapped the firm's recent earnings.

Samuel Mebiame was arrested Tuesday (16 August) and charged with bribing government officials in Niger, Guinea and Chad in exchange for mining rights on behalf of Africa Management Ltd.,

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