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The investigation details a complex financial trail involving the Brazilian company Asperbras, which allegedly inflated contracts for geological mapping and hospital construction in the Congo. Funds were routed through a Delaware subsidiary (Asperbras LLC), a British Virgin Islands entity (Energy & Mining Asp. Inc.), and a Cypriot shell company (Sebrit Limited) controlled by intermediary José Veiga on behalf of Sassou-Nguesso. The purchase was facilitated by the law firm K&L Gates LLP via a New York shell company, Ecree LLC. 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