TeliaSonera has admitted paying bribes to Takilant, Karimova's company, to the tune of several hundred million dollars. TeliaSonera and VimpelCom are thought to be under investigation by the DoJ for paying bribes to other government-related individuals in the Eurasian region. Investigations by Norwegian police into Norway's part-state-owned company Telenor were ratcheted up last year as a result of pressure from the DoJ. "The DoJ saw Telenor burying its head in the sand about their responsibility," the source said. "The DoJ said that if the Norwegians didn't get more active, they would take over the investigation." Former Vimpelcom CEO Jo Lunder was arrested by Norwegian police on November 6 and quizzed about his activities in Uzbekistan. Lunder, who had left VimpelCom and was managing the affairs of Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen, was subsequently released and has not been charged.