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A Canadian oil and gas company that self reported illegal payments to officials in Africa has been charged under Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.
Calgary-based Griffiths Energy International Inc.… Continue Reading
A compliance officer for Siemens’ heathcare business in China said in a federal lawsuit this week that he was fired a week after complaining about the company’s risky business practices.
Meng-Lin Liu filed a whistleblower retaliation case against Siemens under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in federal court in New York.… Continue Reading
In the coming weeks, China Compliance Digest will cover the most significant anti-corruption compliance risk factors facing multinationals operating in China. Subscribers will receive the latest reports via email as soon as they become available.… Continue Reading
The Emblem of the Kingdom of Bhutan འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་In the global battle against graft, the weapon that’s most essential is also the one in shortest supply — political will.
Without it the fight is over before it starts, and corruption grows.… Continue Reading
Title: Director, Legal and Compliance
Company: NetApp
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Job Scope:
This is a unique and important role given NetApp’s passion for its people, and we’re looking for a special person who can help continue to scale and make successful NetApp’s ethics and compliance efforts globally.… Continue Reading
On the menu bar near the top of this page, you’ll find the Archive tab.
It’s the best way for see in a hurry what’s on the FCPA Blog.
The Tags are a subject index.… Continue Reading
Dear Friends,
We’re very excited to share some big news with you: TRAC and ethiXbase have teamed up to provide the world’s most advanced vendor compliance solution.
TRAC (TRACE Reviewed Access Code) is the first global platform that captures, assesses and shares baseline due diligence information across the supply chain, and assigns a universal ID number (TRAC Number) to all approved applicants.… Continue Reading
Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group has disclosed it is investigating allegations of bribery within its supply chain.
Foxconn is perhaps best known as the maker of Apple’s iPhone. Its client list also includes Panasonic, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony.… Continue Reading
Before the Siemens case and the birth of the modern era of FCPA enforcement, there were the ten elements of an effective compliance program. They came from the U.S. federal sentencing guidelines applicable to corporate defendants.… Continue Reading
A judge in California may decide whether federal law reflected by the FCPA prevents charging foreign officials with money laundering in connection with bribes they took.
Judge George H. Wu, left, told the Justice Department that circumventing the FCPA’s ban on prosecuting foreign officials by using other charges may be wrong.… Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of angelinasondakh.blogs.comIn Indonesia, even a former beauty queen is corrupt.
Angelina Sondakh, left, a lawmaker and past winner of the Miss Indonesia pageant, was sentenced last week to four and a half years in jail for taking over $4 million in bribes and kickbacks.… Continue Reading
There’s a very good reason why I recently fell off the blogging bandwagon.
The week before Thanksgiving, I adopted an adorable 8-week old puppy named Annie (that’s her in the picture on the left).… Continue Reading
