News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
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Julie DiMauro
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
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Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
In 2015, 11 companies paid about $133 million to resolve FCPA cases. In the year’s biggest enforcement action (which wasn’t big by historical standards), BHP Billiton paid $25 million to the SEC to settle Olympics-related FCPA offenses.… Continue Reading
From April through June, there were two corporate FCPA enforcement actions. There were also two individual guilty pleas, with one — by Joseph Sigelman in the midst of his FCPA trial — resulting in probation only and no jail time.… Continue Reading
In 2013, twelve companies paid $731.1 million to resolve FCPA cases (that includes IBM’s $10 million settlement from 2011 that received final court approval in 2013). Two of the twelve corporate actions — Total SA and Weatherford — landed in the top ten FCPA cases of all time.… Continue Reading