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The scandal at Penn State moves to its conclusion. Assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to over 30 years in prison. He was convicted after a trial on charges of child sex abuse that involved 10 boys and spanned a decade and a half.… Continue Reading
Company versus individual prosecution: which is effective in deterring overseas corruption? The answer is “both” and “neither.”
The problem of “overseas corruption” is not “overseas.” It’s in the corner office.
If a CEO and senior officers want to take on the management challenge of stopping bribery, the tools are readily available.… Continue Reading
The new film, ‘The Ambassador,’ recommended on the FCPA Blog and praised by 80% of the top film critics, is a gripping documentary about a kleptocracy and con artists.
Using hidden cameras, the “documentary” has the feel of a law enforcement sting.… Continue Reading
I enjoyed Shruti Shah’s post last week about TI’s progress report on country enforcement in the OECD countries.
Her point about anti-corruption enforcement — that the most active countries should always encourage the laggards to be more active — seems like a critical one to me.… Continue Reading
We all know what to call a secret €5,000 pay-off to win a contract.
But, question: What do you call the opposite of a kick-back?
How about a global competition for social entrepreneurs who want to fight corruption.… Continue Reading
We are sadly accustomed to board and senior management even at the “best of companies” like WalMart doing bad acts for the usual reasons: the profits, the prestige, the good of the company and careerism.… Continue Reading
In the recent, highly-publicized securities fraud case, SEC v Citigroup Global Markets, the Court rejected the settlement proposed by the parties because the public interest would not be served.
Although it is not an FCPA case, it is noteworthy for two reasons.… Continue Reading
Jeff Kaplan makes many good points about best practices ― among them, that benchmarking FCPA and UK Bribery Act compliance is not only about operational excellence. The benchmarking has legal significance.… Continue Reading