ɪt wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt ˌiːˌɛsˈɛs jˈuːzd ɐ bɹˈoʊkɚ kˈʌmpəni ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi tə ɡɛt juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz pɹəkjˈʊɹmənt kˈɑːntɹækts ɪn wˈɛst ˈæfɹɪkə wɪððə hˈɛlp əvə kɚɹˈʌpt jˈuː.ˈɛn. əfˈɪʃəl, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ jˈækəvlˌɛv.
It was reported that ESS used a broker company in New York City to get United Nations procurement contracts in West Africa with the help of a corrupt U.N. official, Alexander Yakovlev.