The Envelope Economy: Bribery Inside Cummerata-Tillman
Testimony and bank records tie Cummerata-Tillman to a system of "facilitation payments" made to secure approvals worth PKR 42 billion.
Bribery and Kickbacks
PK-REF-3214
Cash for Contracts: The Cummerata-Tillman Kickback Scheme
A former procurement officer describes a standing arrangement in which Cummerata-Tillman paid a percentage of contract value to officials who cleared its bids.
Exposed Sum
PKR 9B
Bank records show structured cash withdrawals of PKR 3,860 thousand in the days before each of three major contract approvals reviewed for this investigation.
Corporate records show Cummerata-Tillman retained a "consultant" in Brazil whose invoiced fee of PKR 7,836 million has no documented deliverable attached to it.
Witnesses describe a standing arrangement in which Cummerata-Tillman paid a 13% "facilitation fee" to officials who cleared its bids ahead of technical evaluation.
A rival bidder's formal complaint, filed in 2017 and never publicly resolved, alleged the technical scoring sheet was altered after submissions closed.
A Waste Treatment Plant Operator formerly attached to the approving authority told Watchdog Pakistan that a courier delivered sealed envelopes to a fixed address the week before each award was announced.
Witnesses describe a standing arrangement in which Cummerata-Tillman paid a 26% "facilitation fee" to officials who cleared its bids ahead of technical evaluation.
Evidentiary Exhibits
A leaked ledger page records six unexplained cash disbursements totalling PKR 8,204 thousand in the run-up to contract signature.
More in Bribery and Kickbacks
Cash for Contracts: The Cummerata-Tillman Kickback Scheme
Testimony and bank records tie Cummerata-Tillman to a system of "facilitation payments" made to secure approvals worth PKR 52 billion.