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.
Bribery and Kickbacks
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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.
Exposed Sum
PKR 62B
Witnesses describe a standing arrangement in which Cummerata-Tillman paid a 46% "facilitation fee" to officials who cleared its bids ahead of technical evaluation.
Corporate records show Cummerata-Tillman retained a "consultant" in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands whose invoiced fee of PKR 5,428 million has no documented deliverable attached to it.
Corporate records show Cummerata-Tillman retained a "consultant" in Lao People's Democratic Republic whose invoiced fee of PKR 1,719 million has no documented deliverable attached to it.
Witnesses describe a standing arrangement in which Cummerata-Tillman paid a 55% "facilitation fee" to officials who cleared its bids ahead of technical evaluation.
Call records obtained through a source close to the investigation show 3,626 contacts between a Cummerata-Tillman representative and the procurement committee chair in the month preceding the award.
Witnesses describe a standing arrangement in which Cummerata-Tillman paid a 23% "facilitation fee" to officials who cleared its bids ahead of technical evaluation.
Evidentiary Exhibits
An internal WhatsApp export shows a Cummerata-Tillman manager referring to the payment as "the usual arrangement" with the reviewing officer.
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