The Office of Institutional Integrity submitted a Statement of Charges and Evidence against a principal respondent firm for allegedly engaging in fraudulent practices related to the Program. The Sanctions Officer (“SO”) determined that it is more likely than not that the principal respondent firm engaged in fraudulent practices. As a result, the SO imposed a sanction of debarment with conditional release, with a minimum period of ineligibility of one year, during which time the principal respondent firm will be ineligible to participate or be awarded contracts for projects or activities financed by the Bank Group. At the end of the period of one year and if the conditions imposed by the SO are met, the principal respondent will be transferred to a conditional non-debarment for three years. Failure to meet the conditions will result in a debarment of an additional three years. In accordance with Section 8.3 of the Sanctions Procedures, the sanction was extended to an individual that exercised control over the sanctioned principal respondent firm.