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A post earlier this month reported the sentencing of former Bridgestone manager Misao Hioki to two years in jail and an $80,000 fine for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiring to rig bids. Hioki, a Japanese citizen, became the ninth person from the so-called marine hose cartel to plead guilty to bid-rigging […]
[…] for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiring to rig bids for the sale of marine hose and other industrial rubber products. Former Bridgestone manager Misao Hioki pleaded guilty to two felony counts filed on Dec. 8, 2008 in U.S. District Court in Houston. He was charged for his role in a conspiracy […]
[…] fine for its role in conspiracies to rig bids and bribe foreign officials in Latin America from 1999 until 2007. And in 2008, former Bridgestone manager Misao Hioki pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the FCPA and rig bids. He was sentenced to two years in jail and fined $80,000. Hioki was one of […]
In a recent post, the FCPA Professor questioned the broad application of the label “declination” to any instance of FCPA scrutiny that does not result in an FCPA enforcement action.
Job Title: Compliance Officer
Company: Bilfinger SE
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Tasks
The Compliance Officer will lead efforts to promote compliance at all levels of Bilfinger and contribute to the continuous improvement of the compliance program and the underlying elements. She/he will support the business to implement and apply compliance-related policies, controls and procedures. The position holder will report to the Chief Compliance Officer and will be part of the global Compliance Leadership Team.
Tungsten, courtesy of Enough Project via YouTubeAn appellate court Monday struck down part of the conflict-minerals rule, leaving SEC-reporting companies wondering what disclosures to include in their conflict minerals reports due on May 31.
[…] Bridgestone Corporation paid a $28 million criminal fine last year for its role in conspiracies to rig bids and bribe foreign officials. A former Bridgestone manager, Misao Hioki, was sentenced in 2008 to two years in jail for violating the FCPA and conspiring to rig bids. Siemens was fined €396 million in 2007 by […]
[…] with antitrust violations in the case. Nine individuals have also been convicted and sentenced to prison. The only other FCPA count in the case was against Misao Hioki, a Japanese citizen who was the general manager of Bridgestone’s international engineered products department. He was sentenced to two years in prison in 2008 after pleading […]
[…] RELEASED STEVEN JOSEPH OTT ITXC Corporation 60540-050 50-White-M 6/17/2009 RELEASED RAMENDRA BASU World Bank 29254-016 47-White-M 8/7/2009 RELEASED FAHEEM MOUSA SALAM 28567-016 32-White-M 1/7/2010 RELEASED MISAO HIOKI Bridgestone 90290-111 56-Asian-M 11/23/2010 LOMPOC USP DAVID KAY American Rice 13749-179 58-White-M 1/27/2011 TEXARKANA FCI JIM BOB BROWN Willbros 66158-179 48-White-M 1/29/2011 ATLANTA USP CHRISTIAN SAPSIZIAN […]
For those who missed any of the FCPA enforcement news during the recent hyper-active stretch, here’s what happened: July 28 — Label-maker Avery Dennison Corporation resolved civil and administrative charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC filed settled enforcement actions in the United States District Court for the Central District of California […]
