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
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
LyondellBasell Industries NV, the Netherlands-based petrochemical maker, said Thursday in an SEC filing that the Justice Department has closed its investigation into a payment made in Kazakhstan that had raised compliance concerns.… Continue Reading
Infant-formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition Company disclosed a new FCPA investigation in its latest SEC filing.
It said the SEC had asked for documents about its China unit and “certain expenditures” for product promotions that may have violated the FCPA.… Continue Reading
Authorities have stepped up efforts to constrain the behavior of civil servants in their private lives, amid a series of recent sex scandals involving government officials that have rocked China.
The Dadong district government in Shenyang released its first “behavioral norms” prohibiting civil servants from having extramarital affairs, gambling, doing drugs, and spreading rumors online.… Continue Reading
In this third of an eight-part series on “parental controls,” we explore the types of compliance provisions that should be considered for inclusion in a joint-venture (JV) agreement. You can find Part 2 here and Part 1 here.… Continue Reading
Courtesy of YouTubeA passport control officer in Dubai accepted bribes to alter exit report records, making it look like nearly 5,300 people left the country between August 2007 and August 2012 when they actually went no where.… Continue Reading
Li Xuezhi, the former third division chief of the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s North China Center for Environmental Inspector, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for taking $381,565 in bribes.… Continue Reading
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) identified jurisdictions that have strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism controls in a public statement Friday.
The FATF is a membership body that sets the global standards for anti-money laundering (AML) and financing of terrorism (FT) programs and controls.… Continue Reading
In this second post of an eight-part series on “parental controls” (Part 1 is here), we explore the types of harm that parent companies may suffer for the wrongdoing that occurs at joint ventures, subsidiaries and franchisees.… Continue Reading
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) issued guidance on Tuesday, outlining how it will protect whistleblowers and handle their reports.
ASIC defines a whistleblower as a person — usually an employee, member or contractor of a company — who reports misconduct, dishonest or illegal activity that has occurred within the company.… Continue Reading
Yingluck Shinawatra has been prime minister of Thailand since August 5, 2011 (Image courtesy of Wikipedia)Thailand’s anti-corruption body said Tuesday it filed charges against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for irregularities in the government’s rice-buying scheme.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of PTS, a PetroTiger companyThe former co-chief executive officer of oil and gas services company PetroTiger Ltd. pleaded guilty Tuesday for bribing an official at Ecopetrol SA, Colombia’s state-controlled oil company, and defrauding PetroTiger by taking kickbacks.… Continue Reading
The list below tracks the current “FCPA Docket” for individuals, which includes all known FCPA-related ongoing prosecutions, fugitives, pending sentencings, and pending appeals. This information is current as of February 14, 2014.… Continue Reading
