▁Rio ▁T into . ▁Rio ▁T into ▁admitted ▁making ▁the ▁payment ▁and ▁fired ▁two ▁senior ▁execut ives . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁President ▁Cond é ▁and ▁B S GR ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁mut ual ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁cor ruption . ▁The ▁agreement ▁had ▁B S GR ▁rel in qu ish ▁its ▁rights ▁to ▁Sim and ou ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁smaller ▁Z og ota ▁depos it ▁while ▁allowing ▁N ir on ▁Met als ▁head ▁M ick ▁Davis ▁to ▁develop ▁Z og ota . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁further ▁cor ruption ▁alleg ations ▁level led ▁at ▁President ▁Cond é ’ s ▁government ▁involving ▁b ri ber y ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁h edge ▁fund ▁O ch - Z iff . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Samuel ▁M eb i ame , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁company , ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁with ▁b rib ing ▁Gu ine an ▁and ▁other ▁African ▁officials ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁O ch ▁Z iff ▁to ▁receive ▁min ing ▁rights ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁secret ▁information . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁pro sec utors , ▁M eb i ame ▁was ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Gu ine an ▁state - owned ▁min ing ▁company ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁re writing ▁Guinea ’ s ▁min ing ▁code . ▁M eb i ame ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁consp iring ▁to ▁make ▁cor rupt ▁pay ments ▁to ▁African