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Harry Cassin
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Bill Steinman
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Richard L. Cassin
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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Canada’s scandal-plagued SNC-Lavalin has been barred from World Bank-funded projects for ten years because of alleged corruption in Bangladesh and Cambodia.
The World Bank announced the ban Wednesday.
It debarred parent-company SNC-Lavalin Inc.… Continue Reading
An investigation spanning more than two years culminated last week in official corruption charges against former railways minister Liu Zhijun (pictured).
During Liu’s eight-year tenure, he presided over the fast-paced development of China’s high-speed railway system.… Continue Reading
In this series we’re talking about the FCPA’s impact on developing countries. (Those who know me know that it’s all I talk about, really. But someone’s got to do it.).
Let’s say that the FCPA could have any of three net impacts on developing countries: it could help those countries, it could be neutral, or it could harm them.… Continue Reading
Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Did someone say FCPA enforcement had slowed down? Look again.
Already this month there have been settled enforcement actions involving Philips, Parker Drilling, and Ariel Sharef of Siemens, new charges unsealed against four former BizJet execs with two guilty pleas, and two Alstom execs with one guilty plea, and obstruction charges in a grand jury FCPA investigation.… Continue Reading