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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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Amsterdam-based VimpelCom Limited, the world’s sixth-largest telecommunications company, and its wholly owned Uzbek subsidiary, Unitel LLC, entered into resolutions with the DOJ, SEC, and Dutch authorities Thursday for paying more than $114 million in bribes to a government official in Uzbekistan between 2006 and 2012.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Compliance Officer, Ethics Office
Employer: Santander
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description
The individual in this role will be responsible for monitoring Santander professionals’ compliance with ethics program policies and procedures and external regulations.… Continue Reading
Telecoms company VimpelCom said in an earnings release Wednesday that it has discussed terms of prospective settlements with the SEC, DOJ, and Dutch prosecutors and would would acknowledge “certain violations” of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Dutch laws and pay fines and disgorgements to settle the offenses.… Continue Reading
The first negotiated settlement of a corporate bribery investigation under the UK Bribery Act involved a deferred prosecution agreement between the Serious Fraud Office and ICBC Standard Bank. That case is a turning point in the enforcement history of the UK Bribery Act and, at a global level, it fuels the debate about the use of settlements to resolve foreign bribery charges.… Continue Reading