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
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
As we mentioned in an earlier post on the FCPA Blog, on March 18 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff issued a presidential decree regulating the Clean Company Act, as a part of a series of anti-corruption measures to counter the increasing number of protests against the federal government.… Continue Reading
Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away on Monday morning.
He had many achievements, but his one big idea must have been this: In Asia, how would one Third World island, with no resources, distinguish itself as a trading and financial hub?… Continue Reading
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Red Notices from Interpol’s website (click to enlarge)Interpol — the International Criminal Police Organization — isn’t a police force. It’s an information clearing house that promotes international police cooperation.
The neutrality of Interpol is supposedly guaranteed by Article 3 of its constitution.… Continue Reading
Roy Snell, Chief Executive Officer, SCCE/HCCAWe’re always glad to hear from Roy Snell. He’s the CEO of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics and its sister organization, the Health Care Compliance Association.… Continue Reading
A ex-Bechtel Corporation vice president was sentenced Monday to 42 months in prison for taking $5.2 million in kickbacks to rig bids for state-run power contracts in Egypt.
Asem Elgawhary, 73, of Potomac, Maryland pleaded guilty in December 2014 to mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, obstruction, and interference with the administration of the tax laws. … Continue Reading
My thanks to Professor Andy Spalding and his students from the University of Richmond School of Law for undertaking the Rio 2016 project and executing it with dedication and enthusiasm. I hope it becomes a model for law students around the globe.… Continue Reading
Karim Wade (Image courtesy of Wikipedia)A court in the West Africa country of Senegal sentenced a former government minister and son of the ex-president to six years in prison and ordered him to return to the state $229 million after his conviction for illegal enrichment.… Continue Reading
German engineering firm Bilfinger said Sunday an internal investigation has found that employees of a subsidiary paid bribes to public officials in Brazil for contracts related to the 2014 World Cup.… Continue Reading
A former compliance officer at the Bank of Beirut (UK) lied to the Financial Conduct Authority. Anthony Willis said the bank was complying with orders to enhance its compliance program when it wasn’t.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Global Compliance Monitoring Director
Employer: Medtronic
Location: Fridley, Minnesota USA
Descirption
This individual will be responsible for oversight, directing, and controlling the activities of the Corporate Global Compliance Monitoring team.… Continue Reading
Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber. Image courtesy of VolksblattTV/Youtube.The Swiss attorney general issued an order this week to freeze $400 million of assets allegedly tied to a corruption scheme at Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras.… Continue Reading
Anti-corruption protests in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 16, 2015President Dilma Roussef Wednesday issued a presidential decree with regulations under the Clean Company Act. Although the statute has been in force since January 2014, several key terms had not yet been defined.… Continue Reading
