Odebrecht paid firms linked to Peru's Kuczynski $4.8 million: document
DECEMBER 13, 2017 / 8:46 PM / UPDATED 16 MINUTES AGO
Mitra Taj, Teresa Cespedes
LIMA (Reuters) - Brazilian builder Odebrecht transferred $4.8 million to companies linked to Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski between 2004 and 2012, some of which was paid to a company Kuczynski controlled when he held senior government roles, according to a document the company sent to Congress.
In a brief recorded message broadcast on local radio program RPP after lawmakers made the contents of the document public on Wednesday, Kuczynski denied wrongdoing but did not deny the transfers took place.
Kuczynski’s office declined further comment.
Odebrecht [ODBES.UL] declined to comment. A source in the company who spoke on condition of anonymity said the document seen by Reuters was authentic.
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