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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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Richard Bistrong
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Eric Carlson
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PTC Inc. said Tuesday it received an SEC subpoena in connection with an FCPA investigation that appears to have widened since the company first announced the start of settlement talks with the DOJ and SEC in February.… Continue Reading
Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission voted 7-0 Thursday to recommend that the Senate impeach Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over her handling of a rice subsidy scheme.
The NACC found grounds for charges of dereliction of duty in her role as chair of the National Rice Policy Committee, spokesman Vicha Mahakhun said.… Continue Reading
D.C. law firm Patton Boggs agreed Wednesday to pay Chevron $15 million to settle allegations that it helped cover up fraudulent evidence in an Ecuador pollution suit against the oil and gas company.… Continue Reading
The SEC has expanded its investigation into several large banks’ hiring practices in Asia, requesting more information that could show the firms violated the FCPA by hiring relatives of well-connected officials.… Continue Reading
A survey by Saudi Arabia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission found that 67.8 percent of the respondents believe financial and state corruption is on the rise in the country.
Osman bin Salih al-Amir, a lecturer at Ha’il Teachers College, told Press TV the results also “show that 92.1 percent of Saudi nationals hold nepotism responsible for the spread of corruption in their country.”… Continue Reading