A Georgia businessman has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for orchestrating a complex international bribery network. Carl Alan Zaglin, the 70-year-old owner of Atlanco LLC, was sentenced yesterday for his role in securing lucrative contracts to manufacture law enforcement uniforms through illegal means. In addition to his prison term, the court ordered him to forfeit over $2 million in ill-gotten gains.
The Bribery Operation
According to evidence presented at trial, Zaglin engaged in a honduran bribery scheme that spanned nearly five years. Between March 2015 and November 2019, he authorized hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit payments to corrupt officials in Honduras. The target was TASA, a government entity responsible for procuring supplies for the Honduran National Police.
To hide the paper trail, the operation utilized a sophisticated money laundering conspiracy. Zaglin funneled bribes through Aldo Nestor Marchena, an intermediary based in Boca Raton, Florida. Marchena processed $2.5 million in payments via sham invoices approved by Zaglin. In exchange, high-ranking officials—including the former Executive Director of TASA—steered contracts worth over $10 million to Zaglin’s company.
Legal Consequences
Zaglin was convicted by a jury in September 2025. His co-conspirators, including the intermediary and the corrupt Honduran officials, had previously pleaded guilty. Marchena received an 84-month sentence in November 2025, while the foreign officials await their own sentencing.
This sentencing serves as a stark warning against international business fraud, emphasizing that the Department of Justice continues to aggressively pursue executives who attempt to buy influence abroad.