Former Alba Chief Charged In London
Richard L. Cassin
February 16, 2012
Bruce Allan Hall, left, appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court.… Continue Reading
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Posts Tagged: Alba
Alba’s Suit Against Alcoa Reopened
Richard L. Cassin
November 14, 2011
The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Palazzolo reported Friday that Aluminum Bahrain BSC’s civil suit against Alcoa has been reopened, and that Alcoa will ask that it be dismissed.
Alba, as state-owned Aluminum Bahrain BSC is known, filed the suit in 2008 in federal court in Alcoa’s hometown, Pittsburgh.… Continue Reading
Did Dahdaleh Choose A U.K. Arrest?
Richard L. Cassin
October 31, 2011
Did Alcoa’s former super-agent Victor Dahdaleh, left, engineer his own arrest in London last week to avoid indictment and prosecution in the United States?
We don’t know the answer. But there are plenty of reasons why the sixty-three old billionaire might have done that.… Continue Reading
Alcoa Agent Arrested In U.K.
Richard L. Cassin
October 25, 2011
The Serious Fraud Office on Monday said Victor Dahdaleh, Alcoa’s former agent for sales to Bahrain, was arrested in London and charged with corruption.
Dahdaleh, 63, a dual citizen of Britain and Canada who lives in Belgravia, London, is alleged to have bribed officials of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.… Continue Reading
The Alba Files
Richard L. Cassin
December 17, 2010
Feds Seek Sojitz Stay
Richard L. Cassin
June 1, 2010
The Justice Department has intervened for the second time in civil suits brought by Aluminium Bahrain BSC — known as Alba — against its raw material suppliers and brokers. Last week, the DOJ asked for a stay in Alba’s suit against Japanese trading company Sojitz Corp.… Continue Reading
Bribery Allegations Against Sojitz
Richard L. Cassin
December 20, 2009
Aluminium Bahrain BSC — known as Alba — has filed a $31 million civil suit in federal court in Houston against Japanese trading company Sojitz Corp. and its U.S. subsidiary, Sojitz Corporation of America.… Continue Reading
Another Alba-Related Investigation
Richard L. Cassin
September 10, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday (here) that the Justice Department is “investigating payments that Bahraini prosecutors allege were made by units of Japanese commodities-trading giant Sojitz Group to employees of an aluminum producer in Bahrain.”… Continue Reading
Around The Horn
Richard L. Cassin
April 13, 2009
He wasn’t kidding. Last week’s record-setting indictment under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of six individuals from one company highlights the Justice Department’s strategy to target people, not just companies. In September last year, Mark Mendelsohn — the DOJ official responsible for FCPA criminal prosecutions — told an audience: The number of individual prosecutions has risen – and that’s not an accident.… Continue Reading
The Unnamed Party
Richard L. Cassin
January 25, 2009
Last February, Aluminum Bahrain BSC, or Alba for short, made big headlines by filing an explosive federal lawsuit against Alcoa. Bahrain-owned Alba accused its long-time U.S. supplier of overcharging for raw materials during a 15-year period, and using some of the money to bribe Alba’s executives for more contracts.… Continue Reading
He’s Got The FCPA Blues
Richard L. Cassin
August 3, 2008
Reuters’ Matt Daily said it best:
… Continue ReadingA year ago, Alcoa Inc brought Siemens Chief Executive Klaus Kleinfeld across the Atlantic to take the helm of the U.S. aluminum giant.
This week, his baggage arrived.
Readers’ Choice
Richard L. Cassin
July 25, 2008
Based on total page views, here are the top five posts from the FCPA Blog so far in 2008:
1. Feeling the Heat Overseas, June 9, 2008
… Continue ReadingForeign companies can’t be blamed for wondering if they’re being singled out under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.