“Rest assured, we will prosecute corporate executives who accept kickbacks and bribes in exchange for steering contracts to undeserving individuals or companies,' said U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey.
Federal prosecutors allege a former Williams Sonoma executive and three other men bilked the San Francisco-based company of nearly $6 million in brokerage fees and $48 million in business contracts, with the former exec's shell company receiving $12 million in kickbacks.
Officials arrested Marsiglia in Mississippi on Tuesday, a week after prosecutors filed an indictment. Ex // Top Stories California AG Rob Bonta announces multi-million dollar Juul settlement The deal resolves multiple lawsuits, which alleged that JUUL violated state laws by"targeting young people through its advertising and promotional campaigns"
From 2018 until last year, prosecutors alleged that Marsiglia's shell company received almost $20 million in redirected broker payments and kickbacks. U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey said in a release that Marsiglia"abused the trust placed in him by a San Francisco public company."
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