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A daily news show on CCTV America dealt Tuesday with the DOJ’s civil and criminal asset forfeiture cases.
The show’s host, Anand Naidoo, formerly an anchor for CNN International, said forfeiture “is a legal tool that gives U.S.… Continue Reading
A former regional director of enterprise software firm SAP International Inc. was sentenced to prison Wednesday for bribing officials in Panama to win government technology contracts.
Vicente Eduardo Garcia, 65, of Miami, was ordered to serve 22 months when he appeared before federal judge Charles Breyer in Northern California.… Continue Reading
Grant Thornton LLP and two of its partners agreed to settle SEC charges that they ignored red flags and fraud risks during audits of two publicly traded companies that wound up facing SEC enforcement actions for improper accounting and other violations.… Continue Reading
A former director of a Russian nuclear energy firm was sentenced Tuesday to 48 months in federal prison for taking $2 million in bribes to award uranium transportation contracts to an American company.… Continue Reading
The Volkswagen emissions-testing scandal continues to provide some of the greatest lessons to be learned for the compliance and ethics practitioner that have been recently seen in any corporate scandal.
If you compare the conduct and language of VW senior executives of those from Walmart or even General Motors you will see no greater contrast.… Continue Reading
Eric Lewis of the law firm of Lewis BaachIn March, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network imposed a corporate death sentence on Banca Privada d’Andorra by designating it as a foreign financial institution of primary money laundering concern under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act.… Continue Reading
Whistleblowers can be a privileged source of information for journalists. Public disclosure of wrongdoing may also be one of the most powerful measures of accountability.
In some cases however, public disclosures of wrongdoing involving just a few individuals may have extremely serious consequences for their employer and some of their colleagues who have done nothing wrong.… Continue Reading
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and its counterpart in China signed a memorandum of understanding Friday for expanded U.S.- China collaboration to fight money laundering and terrorism financing.… Continue Reading
In a post for the FCPA Blog, Jordan Thomas said the annual report to Congress from the SEC whistleblower office showed that whistleblowing keeps growing, up 8 percent since last year and 30 percent in three years.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Director, Compliance
Employer: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Location: San Diego, California USA – HQ
Description
Assists the Chief Compliance Officer with the oversight and implementation of initiatives to ensure compliance with the Company’s Code of Ethics, OIG Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and other state and federal laws and regulations.… Continue Reading
Indonesia authorities said that as part of the global investigation into chemical maker Innospec Inc, two individuals were convicted and sentenced for bribery offenses.
A court in Jakarta convicted Suroso Atmomartoyo in late October, according to a case update posted by the UK Serious Fraud Office.… Continue Reading
Three former civilian employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia and a former employee of a military contractor were sentenced to prison this week after pleading guitly to bribery and conspiracy.… Continue Reading
