U.K. Bridge Maker Is First To Be Cited.

The article reports on a guilty plea made by steel-bridge manufacturer Mabey & Johnson Ltd. to corrupt practices in Jamaica and Ghana between 1993 and 2001 and violation of United Nations' (UN) sanctions against trade with Iraq in 2001 and 2002. According to the Serious Fraud Office, the firm is the first one to be prosecuted in Great Britain for corruption overseas. Peter Lloyd, managing director of Mabey's, expressed regret over the past conduct of the company.