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Oracle Corporation on Thursday agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to the SEC to settle FCPA charges arising from a slush fund in India used to pay bribes.
The SEC said California-based Oracle ‘failed to prevent a subsidiary from secretly setting aside money off the company’s books that was eventually used to make unauthorized payments to phony vendors in India.’… Continue Reading
Released today by the World Bank:
As the Sanctions Board’s workload continues to grow, our Secretariat’s staffing needs are growing too.
We have two Extended-Term Consultant openings: one at the senior counsel level (ETC3) and one at the counsel level (ETC2).… Continue Reading
Corruption and inefficiency within China’s medical system have contributed, some say, to the recent steep rise in patient-perpetrated violence at public hospitals.
Authorities are apparently aiming to quell public anger with a set of comprehensive medical reforms currently being tried in several of China’s top-tier cities such as Beijing and Shenzhen.… Continue Reading
[Editor’s note: Jessica Tillipman of the George Washington University Law School asked her fellow FCPA Blog editors for recommendations of anti-corruption, compliance, and enforcement sites. The responses became yesterday’s post.… Continue Reading
Michael Short of Ethics360 has released a new white paper called “The Role of Due Diligence in Anti-Corruption Compliance: How Much Is Enough?”
Mike is a fluent Cantonese speaker, a China risk specialist, and part of the group that founded Asia’s largest pre-employment screening provider and later established a leading international due diligence services firm.… Continue Reading