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The TIGO Guatemala Bribery Scandal: A DOJ Settlement

On November 12, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Comunicaciones Celulares S. A. (Comcel), trading as Tigo Guatemala and which later came to be referred as TIGO Guatemala Bribery Scandal. The…

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