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Date: 12-18-2020

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United States of America v. Deck Won Kang

Case Number: 2:20-cr-01077-CCC

Judge: Claire C. Cecchi

Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Essex County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Newark, New Jersey

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Description: Newark, NJ - Government corruption criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Deck Won Kang, age 50, who was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Defendant who controlled two U.S.-based companies paid a total of $100,000 in bribes to a Korean government official in order to obtain and retain contracts with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), a state-owned and state-controlled agency within the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of National Defense.

He was charged with one count of violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Kang controlled two U.S.-based companies that provided goods and services, including naval equipment and technology, to DAPA. According to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, from in or around January 2009 through in or around February 2013, Kang engaged in a bribery scheme in order for his companies to obtain and retain business with DAPA.

Kang admitted that he promised to provide a high-ranking official in the Korean Navy and a procurement official for DAPA with something of value when the official left public office. In exchange, the Korean official provided Kang with non-public information relating to the contracts in furtherance of Kang’s companies obtaining the contracts. Kang admitted that in order to fulfill his corrupt promise to the Korean official, between in or around April 2012 and in or around February 2013, at the official’s direction following the official’s retirement from DAPA, Kang caused a series of bribe payments totaling $100,000 to be wired from a bank account controlled by Kang in the United States to a bank account in Australia for the benefit of the Korean official.

The FBI’s Newark Field office conducted the investigation. Trial Attorney Della Sentilles of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Kogan of the District of New Jersey prosecuted the case. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs assisted with the case.

15:78dd-2 FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (DOF: 2/28/2013)

Outcome: 12/17/2020 1 INFORMATION as to DECKWON KANG (1) count(s) 1. (jl, ) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
12/17/2020 2 WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by DECKWON KANG. (jl, ) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
12/17/2020 3 APPLICATION for permission to enter Plea of guilty as to DECKWON KANG. (jl, ) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
12/17/2020 4 PLEA AGREEMENT as to DECKWON KANG. (jl, ) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
12/17/2020 5 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Claire C. Cecchi:Plea Agreement Hearing as to DECKWON KANG held on 12/17/2020, Plea entered by DECKWON KANG (1) Guilty Count 1. Sentencing set for 4/21/2021 09:30 AM before Judge Claire C. Cecchi. (Court Reporter: WALTER PERELLI) (jl, ) (Entered: 12/17/2020)
12/17/2020 6 ORDER Regarding Use Of Video Conferencing/Teleconferencing For Felony Pleas and/or Sentencings as to DECKWON KANG. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 12/17/2020. (jl, ) (Entered: 12/17/2020)

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