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Though widely perceived to be in crisis, Brazil is in fact experiencing an historic pivot in laws, enforcement procedures, and cultural norms regarding corruption.
The recent wave of resignations and prosecutions is evidence of new anti-corruption initiatives taking effect.… Continue Reading
The UK Serious Fraud Office said Friday a court approved its second application for a deferred prosecution agreement to settle Bribery Act and related offenses committed in several foreign countries.
The SFO didn’t name the company involved because of “ongoing related litigation.”… Continue Reading
Two former senior executives of Louis Berger International were sentenced for bribing officials for more than a decade to win contracts in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Kuwait.
James McClung, 60, of Dubai was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in jail.… Continue Reading
A Culver City, California man was arrested Thursday on federal charges of economic espionage and violating the Arms Export Control Act for trying to sell sensitive satellite information to a person he thought was a Russian spy.… Continue Reading
The Department of Justice said Thursday it is returning about $1.5 million to Taiwan that came from the sale of a forfeited New York condo and a Virginia home bought with bribe money paid to the family of Taiwan’s former president.… Continue Reading
It’s an uncomfortable thought, but given certain circumstances, most of us would cheat.
Ron Carucci just wrote about how easily one can cross the line in a Forbes article that featured a conversation with Richard Bistrong.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Associate Director Legal – Ethics & Compliance
Employer: Kraft Heinz Company
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description:
Alison Taylor and James Cohen wrote a brilliant post for the FCPA Blog about hyper-transparency and other trends changing the way companies do business and how compliance officers do their jobs.… Continue Reading
A basic design principle for sanctions regimes is that crime should not pay. Yet, the OECD has just released a simulation study showing that foreign bribery can be an attractive investment for companies in many jurisdictions.… Continue Reading
In early June 2016, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese Communist Party’s corruption watchdog, attacked the government’s own propaganda department, stating that it “lacks depth in its research into developing contemporary China’s Marxism” and that “there are also weak spots in implementing the principle of ‘the party controls the media.’”… Continue Reading
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The day’s relevant Anti-Bribery Enforcement and Compliance news and commentary are delivered in a morning newsletter.… Continue Reading
The UK Serious Fraud Office said Wednesday it is seeking a retrial of two former Barclays traders after their jury trial ended Monday without verdicts.
Three of their co-defendants were convicted.… Continue Reading
