Harry Cassin
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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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The U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office has a neat list of ‘red flags’ on its site. But they’re not called ‘red flags.’ That term is apparently an Americanism.
The SFO’s list of ‘corruption indicators,’ it says, is ‘not exhaustive and the ingenuity of those involved in corruption knows no bounds!’… Continue Reading
Of the more than 100 organizations participating in the Anti-Corruption Compliance Program Benchmarking Survey conducted by Kaplan & Walker LLP and the FCPA Blog, what do you think is the approximate percentage of respondents that:
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By David Elesinmogun, Obumneme Egwuatu, & Marcus R. Cohen
To the untrained eye, they often appear as scrubby derelict vagabonds, haunting the steps of administrative offices throughout the developing world. Yet, this unassuming guise belies their predatory importance as quasi-official intermediaries – serving as both roadblocks and essential intercessors.… Continue Reading
We reported this week that Jeffrey Tesler, the British lawyer accused of helping KBR and its partners bribe Nigerian officials, has stopped fighting against extradition to the United States. His lawyers said he’ll be traveling to Houston within 28 days.… Continue Reading
Schlumberger, the Wall Street Journal reported last week, hired Zonic Invest Ltd., a consulting firm run by the nephew of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salehto, and agreed to pay a $500,000 signing bonus, plus other compensation.… Continue Reading
In FCPA Opinion Procedure Release No. 10-03 issued Wednesday, the Requestor — a U.S. limited partnership — is working with a foreign government on “an innovative natural resources project with a novel approach,” and needs help dealing with that government.… Continue Reading
The criminal informations against Innospec and Daimler AG contained counts based on 18 U.S.C. §2. That’s not the FCPA, the Travel Act, money laundering, or the conspiracy statute. What is it?… Continue Reading
Photo by MJCdetroitWhat stands out about Innospec’s FCPA guilty plea yesterday is the hands-on role former top managers had in the criminal activity. For nearly a decade they used bribery as just another sales tool, a manipulative and cynical revenue spinner, and did what they could to cover it up.… Continue Reading
BAE Systems plc (BAE or BAES) pleaded guilty today in U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia to one count of conspiracy.
It admitted conspiring to defraud the United States by impairing and impeding its lawful functions, to make false statements about its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance program, and to violate the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.… Continue Reading
German truck maker MAN Group said on Friday that two subsidiaries will pay fines of €75.3 million each to German authorities to resolve corruption charges first disclosed in May this year (here).… Continue Reading
The London lawyer accused by the U.S. of being a middleman in KBR’s bribery of Nigerian officials appeared in court last week to fight extradition. Jeffrey Tesler, 61, a U.K. citizen, was indicted in February by a federal grand jury in Houston.… Continue Reading
