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Harry Cassin
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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
Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare says he recently received assurances from India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh and influential government leader Sonia Gandhi that the long-awaited Lokpal bill will be put to a vote during the next parliamentary session.… Continue Reading
Transparency International has just released an analysis of defense corruption risks — the first of its kind for the defense sector.
The ‘Government Defense Anti-Corruption Index’ covers 82 countries accounting for 92% of worldwide defense spending.… Continue Reading
The Justice Department said today that Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, head of the Criminal Division and the FCPA Unit, will leave on March 1.
Last week, amid speculation about Breuer’s departure, we reviewed the FCPA enforcement record during his tenure.… Continue Reading
From the OECD:
Vacancy announcement for the position of Working Group on Bribery Chair
The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (WGB) is a multilateral body that monitors implementation of the 1997 Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.… Continue Reading
Chad’s former ambassador to Canada who was named in the Griffiths Energy bribery case has been fired from his current diplomatic post in South Africa.
Last week a judge ordered Griffiths to pay a C$10.35 million for bribing the wife of Mahamoud Adam Bechir in 2009.… Continue Reading
Luxury resort operator Sandals will pay $12 million to the government of the Turks and Caicos to resolve an investigation into bribery and money laundering.
The spa company’s cooperation with U.S.… Continue Reading
Over the past 12 months, the FCPA Blog has received a million page views. And if January’s numbers are any indication, we’re poised for even more traffic in 2013.
We’re honored to have the support of the global compliance community.… Continue Reading
Recent Chinese media reports put numbers to the Communist Party’s heavy presence in the mainland’s internet sector. These statistics, viewed against the backdrop of recent corruption scandals in this industry, spell significant FCPA risk for multinational companies.… Continue Reading
Enterprise solutions are powerful tools for internal use, but how can technology change the global landscape of compliance and have a positive impact on daily life?
That’s where crowdsourcing comes in.… Continue Reading
Police have arrested an owner of the Kiss nightclub in Brazil and two band members in connection with the fire Sunday that killed 230 people, most of them students from a local university.… Continue Reading
According to news portal Caixin Net, 16 officials who lost their jobs after being blamed for high-profile corruption scandals have popped up again in different government positions.
Among the 16 are six officials who were removed after being linked to the 2008 “Chinese milk scandal.”… Continue Reading
Russian moguls are concerned that fallout from the death of anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky will hurt their ability to do international business, according to a Reuters report from Davos.
In December, President Obama signed into law the Magnitsky Act.… Continue Reading