At Large: Are agents ever ‘legal’ under the FCPA?
Richard L. Cassin
August 6, 2020
My serious purpose in asking if agents are legal under the FCPA is about compliance with the accounting standards.… Continue Reading
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At Large: In Germany, a weird tolerance for corporate crime
Richard L. Cassin
July 30, 2020
For at least ten years, Germany’s financial regulator heard detailed complaints from reliable sources about a $2 billion accounting fraud at Wirecard AG but failed to act.… Continue Reading
What downturn? Global anti-bribery enforcement finds a new normal
Robert Clark
April 13, 2020
TRACE
recently published its annual Global Enforcement Report, which collects summary data regarding the state of transnational anti-bribery investigations and enforcement actions around the world. One of the standout facts in the report is that the number of companies subject to enforcement actions in 2019 was notably lower than in 2018—a 19 percent drop in U.S.… Continue Reading
FCPA enforcement report for Q1 2020
Harry Cassin
April 1, 2020
During the first calendar quarter there were two corporate FCPA enforcement actions, including Airbus — the biggest FCPA resolution of all time.… Continue Reading
Where does Lisa Osofsky take the SFO now?
Aziz Rahman
March 9, 2020
The acquittal of three Barclays executives is certainly not the Serious Fraud Office’s finest hour. Nobody at the SFO would ever claim that to be the case.… Continue Reading
The FCPA Top 40 surges past $17 billion
Harry Cassin
March 6, 2020
The 40 biggest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolutions of all time now have penalties totaling over $17.1 billion. Put another way, that’s more money than the GDPs of Belize, Somalia, the Seychelles, and Kyrgyzstan combined.… Continue Reading
Airbus pays $4 billion to settle global bribery and trade offenses
Harry Cassin
January 31, 2020
Airbus SE paid $4 billion (€3.6 billion) to settle global bribery and trade charges with French, UK, and U.S. authorities Friday after an eight-year investigation triggered by a British whistleblower.… Continue Reading