Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
From its Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 15, here is the full FCPA disclosure by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:
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The Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company, which is composed solely of independent directors, is conducting an internal investigation into, among other things, alleged violations of the U.S.… Continue Reading
As compliance professionals, we would be kidding ourselves not to acknowledge that fear of enforcement — not business ethics — drives many management decisions to do the right thing.
When the violations are serious, weak enforcement is almost as bad as none.… Continue Reading
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer (Photo courtesy of the United States Department of Justice)Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer made it clear Friday that FCPA enforcement won’t let up any time soon.… Continue Reading
The former President of Taiwan, Shui-Bian Chen (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)A Manhattan condo and a house in Virginia together worth $2.1 million were confiscated this week from the former president of Taiwan.… Continue Reading
Street market in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)As part of the reforms by President Thein Sein to open up Myanmar after decades of economic isolation, the parliament has approved a new foreign investment law.… Continue Reading
