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A jury was selected and sworn in on Wednesday in federal court in LA in one of the biggest FCPA cases to make it to trial. The defendants include Lindsey Manufacturing, Dr.… Continue Reading
By Jeffrey M. Kaplan
On March 24, the United Nations published its Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, which, as described in an accompanying press release, offers “for the first time an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity.”… Continue Reading
The speaker was a national partner in a big accounting firm. What he said was simple and profound: “When it comes to internal controls, ask yourself how long it would take to detect an improper payment.… Continue Reading
Vivian Robinson QC, General Counsel for the SFO discusses the Bribery Act and its implications in an in-house webcast.The British government’s guidance is due out this week, apparently for real this time, which means the Bribery Act will go live in three months.… Continue Reading
By Steve Biskie
Internal audit departments are uniquely positioned to help business leaders understand and navigate the risks of FCPA across the organization. A technology-enabled strategy using audit analytics is a cornerstone of an effective and efficient FCPA compliance program.… Continue Reading
On March 24, Colorado-based Ball Corporation paid a $300,000 penalty to settle civil FCPA books and records and internal control charges brought by the the SEC.
Ball, a manufacturer of metal packaging for beverages, foods and household products, paid $106,000 in bribes through its Argentine subsidiary Formametal, S.A.… Continue Reading
As reported today by Sue Reisinger at law.com and Ellen Podgor on the White Collar Crime Prof Blog, the case against GlaxoSmithKline’s former VP and associate general counsel has been dismissed without prejudice.… Continue Reading
The Mexican woman held in a California jail since her arrest on FCPA charges in August has alleged that prosecutors withheld from her lawyers information about intercepted phone and email logs and violated her attorney-client and spousal privileges.… Continue Reading
Next week the World Compliance FCPA Tour, which we’re pleased to be a part of, will be in Colombia — Bogota, Barranquilla, and Medellin — hosted there by AmCham.
The tour kicked off last week in Houston, and after Colombia will continue in Palo Alto, Washington, D.C.,… Continue Reading
A correspondent in LA sent the following dispatch from the courtroom about yesterday’s action in the Lindsey case:
There was a two hour hearing Wednesday afternoon on the defendants’ Franks motion.… Continue Reading
Two recent cases have focused attention on the hard choices faced by company counsel involved in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
The cases didn’t involve the FCPA. But they hold lessons for lawyers and executives dealing with FCPA compliance and enforcement.… Continue Reading
File this story under bribery and public safety.
The AP reported yesterday that two more Indian airline pilots with fake licenses they bought by bribing government officials have been arrested.
So far, six pilots and some aviation officials are under investigation.… Continue Reading