Amazon has settled its lawsuit against two former Amazon Web Services real estate managers it accused of taking kickbacks on data centre deals, GeekWire reported . Amazon told the court on 20 October, less than two weeks before trial.

The two men, Carl Nelson and Casey Kirschner, admitted breaking Amazon’s code of conduct in a joint statement, according to GeekWire. However, the statement does not call the payments kickbacks or say they were illegal. The other terms, including whether any money was paid, are confidential.

“They regret their actions, apologize for failing to meet Amazon’s high ethical standards,” the statement said, as quoted by GeekWire.

A Colorado lawyer, Rodney Atherton, who set up companies for the two men, also settled. TNW has not seen the settlement filing.

Amazon sued in 2020. It claimed the managers took kickbacks on Northern Virginia property deals in return for steering work to developers.…