Eni CEO Should Get 8 Years Jail on Bribe Charge, Prosecutor Says

  • Companies accused of corrupt $1.1 billion Nigeria transaction
  • Descalzi and other accused executives deny any wrongdoing
Claudio DescalziPhotographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg
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A prosecutor in Milan asked for eight years of jail time for Eni SpA Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi over an allegedly corrupt $1.1 billion Nigerian oil deal.

The court should reach a conclusion later this year on the accusation that most of that payment was distributed as bribes. Any verdict could be subject to a long appeals process.