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For 2017, we’ll be trying to keep things authentic at the FCPA Blog. To help us do that, we’ve been watching this fake Ted Talk.
In it, self-proclaimed thought leader Pat Kelly describes step-by-step how to be .… Continue Reading
A former senior vice president at General Cable Corporate settled SEC allegations Thursday that he caused FCPA violations and knowingly circumvented internal accounting controls by approving excessive commission payments to a third-party agent in Angola.… Continue Reading
General Cable Corporation will pay the DOJ and SEC $75.75 million to resolve FCPA violations in Angola, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Between 2002 and 2013, General Cable subsidiaries paid $13 million to third-party agents and distributors.… Continue Reading
While the U.S. share of Odebrecht’s “global” criminal penalty for its December 21 FCPA resolution is not yet known, it’s going to be at least $260 million. Its subsidiary, Braskem, agreed to pay the DOJ and SEC $159.8 million for FCPA offenses.… Continue Reading
The World Bank Group issued the 2017 edition of its yearly Benchmarking Public Procurement report earlier this month.
The report collects and analyzes data from procurement experts and practitioners across the globe, with the goal of determining the ease with which private sector companies enter and navigate domestic public procurement markets.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Compliance Counsel
Employer: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Location: Lake Forest, California USA
Description
Panasonic Avionics Corporation is looking to hire a Compliance Counsel in its corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, California to support the company’s global international legal and ethical compliance program.… Continue Reading
Four Texas-based businessmen have admitted bribing Mexican officials in return for aircraft maintenance and repair contracts with government-owned and controlled entities.
Two former Mexican officials who took bribes also pleaded guilty to a money-laundering conspiracy.… Continue Reading
While one corruption scandal follows another, committed integrity defenders are relying more and more on behavioral sciences to design compliance systems and anti-corruption policy measures.
Various systems and practices have been developed to nudge employees, tax payers or contractors towards ethical behavior, aided by hints and formats that seem similar to website pop-ups or software solutions.… Continue Reading
Teva Pharmaceutical’s $519 million resolution Thursday landed fourth on our list of the ten biggest FCPA cases of all time. It’s the first time an Israeli company has appeared in the top ten.… Continue Reading
An oil-and-gas company that allegedly retaliated against an internal whistleblower and used illegal separation agreements agreed to pay the SEC a $1.4 million penalty.
Oklahoma-based SandRidge Energy Inc. fired an employee who raised concerns inside the company about how it calculated its publicly reported oil-and-gas reserves.… Continue Reading
The Killard House Special School in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland has about 200 special needs students, most of them autistic.
This year for Christmas the school choir sang a version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”… Continue Reading
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. agreed Thursday with the DOJ and SEC to resolve FCPA violations through a deferred prosecution agreement and total payments of $519 million.
The $519 million settlement will rank fourth on our list of the ten biggest FCPA cases.… Continue Reading
