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US prosecutors have opened charges against former Chadian Ambassador Mahamoud Adam Bechir, his deputy and his wife for allegedly taking a bribe from a Canadian oil company.
The three had promised the company oil deals from their country and were given $2m ($1.4m), according to the US Justice Department.
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Mr Bechir was at the time the ambassador to the US while his deputy was Youssouf Hamid Takane.
The founding shareholder of the Canadian firm, Naeem Tyab, was arrested in 2019 and pleaded guilty to the charges, the justice department said.
He paid the ambassador’s wife the bribe in the form of fake consulting fees.
The three Chadians are yet to be arrested.
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BBC.com
