The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has announced that the City of London Police Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit has made its first successful prosecution.

Neil Tobiasen, finance director and managing director of CBRN Team, was convicted of overseas corruption and pleaded guilty to bribing Ugandan officials at Southwark Crown Court, the Financial Times reported.

CBRN, are a British Security company based in Wiltshire that specialises in countering chemical threats.

John Hutton, anti-corruption minister said: 'I whole heartedly congratulate the Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit for their landmark success in this case.'

'Corruption hurts honest companies and raises the cost of doing business. This is the first of what I hope will be many victories for the unit in the fight against corruption and bribery' he added.

It is the first conviction since the 2001 law which explicitly makes it an offence to bribe foreign public officials. It was lead by Berr which heads up the anti-corruption efforts in the UK.

Tobiasen will be sentenced later this year.

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