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Thomas Fox
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Bill Waite
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A note from a reader who lived abroad for fifteen years said:
Interesting post about expat safety and a country’s ranking on the corruption perceptions index. I had never made that connection — nice catch!… Continue Reading
The News Corp scandal started with phone hacking in the U.K., and alleged bribes to police there that could have violated U.K. laws and the FCPA.
Now it’s spreading.
The BBC’s Panorama reported allegations this week that a News Corp subsidiary hacked pay-TV access codes and pirated rival satellite channels in Europe.… Continue Reading
The U.K. Privy Council ruled yesterday that Viktor Kozeny, the accused mastermind in a huge 1990’s bribery scheme in Azerbaijan, can’t be extradited from the Bahamas to the United States to face FCPA charges.… Continue Reading
From the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 8: March 26, 2012):
Officials in the southern province of Yunnan announced the approval of regulatory changes designed to stem medical corruption, including the introduction of a blacklist of bribery offenders.… Continue Reading
Louis Brandeis was right. Sunlight, he said, is the best disinfectant.
We compared the top and bottom countries on the press freedom index with their rankings on the corruption perceptions index.… Continue Reading
Next month, Richard Alderman will step down as head of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office. During his eventful four-year tenure, Alderman oversaw the introduction of the U.K. Bribery Act. He also waged a successful struggle to prevent the SFO from being absorbed by the U.K.’s… Continue Reading
The Justice Department today filed a motion to dismiss the indictments against the three Africa sting defendants who pleaded guilty.
It asked for dismissal with prejudice of the cases against Jonathan M.… Continue Reading
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Richmond, Virginia on Monday affirmed former U.S. Representative William Jefferson’s convictions for an FCPA conspiracy and nine other corruption counts.… Continue Reading
Nowhere is the difference between Clean Hands and Constructive Engagement more evident than in the central plank of the reform agenda: the good faith compliance defense.
The question is not whether the enforcement agencies might, on occasion, reward companies for compliance — that happens now.… Continue Reading
Biomet Inc. today became the latest medical device maker to settle FCPA offenses.
The Warsaw, Indiana company will pay a criminal fine of $17.3 million in its settlement with the DOJ, and $5.5 million in disgorgement of profits and pre-judgment interest to the SEC.… Continue Reading
In central Mexico yesterday, outside a city called Leon, Pope Benedict held an outdoor Mass for 300,000 people where he condemned criminality, violence, and corruption. It’s a theme familiar to the pope.… Continue Reading
It’s been more than a month since KBR’s middleman, Jeffrey Tesler, was sentenced to 21 months in prison.
He was assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey.… Continue Reading