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Tommy Suharto, left, the youngest son of Indonesia’s former president, has denied receiving cash and a luxury car from Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, his lawyer said.
Rolls Royce is the biggest aircraft engine manufacturer in Europe.… Continue Reading
Weatherford International agreed Tuesday to pay $152.6 million to the DOJ and SEC for FCPA offenses in the Middle East and Africa and violation of the Iraq oil-for-food program.
The Switzerland-based company also paid $100 million for export controls violations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act.… Continue Reading
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The online database of oil and gas rules, regulations, and legislation covers 186 countries — making it the biggest resource of its kind.… Continue Reading
The Anti-Corruption Ethics and Compliance Handbook for Business is ready, and its authors at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank hope it provides helpful guidance in the global effort to eradicate corrupt practices.… Continue Reading
Attendees at an Egmont Strategic Analysis Course in Virginia, USA, 2012 (Image courtesy of the Egmont Group)The people at the DOJ in charge of FCPA enforcement get help from the Egmont Group, they say.… Continue Reading
Mark Pieth, Professor of Criminal Law at Basel University, Chairman of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business TransactionsOn December 4, 2013, The George Washington University Law School will host a tribute to Mark Pieth for his 25 years serving as Chairman of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions.… Continue Reading
Neil MacBride, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), is joining the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in April 2014 to serve as a partner in its Washington, D.C.… Continue Reading