Sami Bebawi, left, a former SNC-Lavalin executive, faces 16 charges of fraud, extortion, bribing a foreign official, obstruction of justice, possession of the proceeds of a crime and money laundering, related to a bribes disguised as commissions scheme in Libya. SNC-Lavalin is suing him and another former executive, Riadh Ben Aissa, for $127 million, alleging they set up offshore companies and used SNC-Lavalin's Libyan commissions to pay bribes and enrich themselves and their families.
{}