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Sempra Energy — Part 01
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UNCLASSIFIED
To:
San Diego
From:
San Diego
Re:
205-SD-72665,. 05/10/2011
the benefit of Ensenada if it did not intend on building a plant
there.
A yeariy audit of the Trust in accordance with Mexico GAAP.
is conducted. No audit findings have
resulted from the yearly.
audits to date. In 2010,
an ECA employee and
Secretary of the Technical Committee, requested an administrative
audit be conducted to ensure that all appropriate documentation
was in place. As a result of the administrative audit, a
corrective checklist was implemented to ensure that all
documentation will be translated and maintained at one location.
In addition,
conducted an audit. one month ago and
found no discrepancies.
Jones Day provided a copy of the Trust Rules of Operation.
b6
Chapter V, Paragraph 22, specifically states that beneficiaries
b7C
must conform to the requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices.
Law or the Anti-Corruption Law of the United States.
In a 09/2006 address to a
Security, and Transparency,'
gave a presentation entitled, "Cash,
Corruption, and Competition in
Large Infrastructure Markets."
During the presentation,.
noted Sempra's strict adherence to
FCPA regulations and its
Say No" policy regarding
international corruption.
also mentioned the Trust as part
of Sempra's community outreach program and noted Sempra's
"significant effort to acknowledge the politicians who had
licensed the Lng project and thus arranged for the community
trust and its funding. They could claim credit for the trust,
but of course they could not distribute the funds to themselves.
or to their relatives or connected parties.'
Mexican Agents
Sempra has contracted with approximately 60 agents-in Mexico.
since 2o07. Forty of the sixty agents were law firms or lawyers.
The lawyers were contracted to interact with government officials
or negotiate property, labor, or compensation matters, or conduct
other litigation. The non-legal agents were contracted for
matters involving environmental issues, customs, permitting, and
land acguisition rights of way. Sempra has also contracted with
3800 vendors related to construction, maintenance and similar
matters, who would not be considered agents for purposes of the
FCPA.
UNCLASSIFIED
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