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The FCPA Blog
August 26, 2020
Job Title: General Counsel
Employer: Endologix, Inc.
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Why the business world is about to need compliance officers more than ever
Richard Bistrong
August 26, 2020
In December 2013, when I returned home after spending nearly 14 months in federal prison, I was naturally exuberant to have my freedom back. But soon after my release, my Probation Officer, Kimberly Gorton, slammed the brakes on my enthusiasm.… Continue Reading
UK fights Covid-19 prosecution backlogs with ‘Nightingale Courts’
Sam Tate and Georgia Durham
August 25, 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak presented “an unprecedented crisis” for the criminal justice system in the UK – coming as it did when there was already a mounting backlog of complex criminal cases in England and Wales.… Continue Reading
What we’ve learned at the World Bank Group about international cooperation
Giuliana Dunham Irving and Ryan Velandria McCarthy
August 24, 2020
Governments and international financial institutions (IFIs) are stepping up to respond to the public health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19. For its part, the World Bank Group (WBG) has approved billions of dollars in financing to support countries in their efforts against the pandemic.… Continue Reading
At Large: Is this why nobody talks about the FCPA extortion defense?
Richard L. Cassin
August 21, 2020
Critics and supporters shower attention on the FCPA’s affirmative defenses for local law and promotional expenses. And the facilitating payments exception is a rich vein for the FCPA commentariat. Why, then, is the FCPA extortion defense mostly ignored and neglected?… Continue Reading
Russian anti-graft fighter Alexei Navalny on ventilator after suspected poisoning
Richard L. Cassin
August 20, 2020
Russia’s most prominent opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner, Alexei Navalny, was reported Thursday to be critically ill after an apparent poisoning while on a flight from Siberia to Moscow.… Continue Reading
World Bank announces two debarments for ‘fraudulent practices’
Harry Cassin
August 19, 2020
The World Bank Group debarred a Colombia construction company for 18 months Wednesday for misconduct related to a bank-financed flood-control project in Bogota.… Continue Reading
EU brings realism to art industry with nouveau AML regulations
Anant Modi and Shaf Sohail
August 19, 2020
The high end of the global art industry is an opaque world of often secret acquisitions, cautious collectors, subjective valuations, and high-value cross-border movement of artwork and funds. These inherent characteristics may protect the privacy and security of genuine buyers and their prized pieces, but they also make the art industry a magnet for criminals seeking to launder their ill-gotten gains.… Continue Reading
DOJ issues first FCPA advisory opinion in six years
Richard L. Cassin
August 18, 2020
The Justice Department issued an FCPA Opinion Procedure Release Friday, the first new release since November 2014, advising a U.S.-based investment advisor that fees paid to a foreign government-linked investment bank’s affiliate wouldn’t trigger an FCPA enforcement action.… Continue Reading
Three charged with adoption-scam bribe offenses
Harry Cassin
August 17, 2020
Three women were charged Friday in a 13-count indictment for their alleged roles in an adoption scam involving Ugandan and Polish children with bribing Ugandan officials and defrauding adoptive parents, U.S.… Continue Reading
HR — yes, HR — is the key to understanding your compliance culture
Pete Viksnins
August 17, 2020
After more than two decades of forensics practice, I know that during any anti-corruption compliance assessment, I’ll want to spend time not only with personnel from the accounting and compliance groups, but also with human resources.… Continue Reading
Germany triggers international manhunt for missing Wirecard executive
Harry Cassin
August 13, 2020
Wirecard AG’s former chief operating officer is on the run from German police, who are now asking for help tracking him down.… Continue Reading