Harry Cassin
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Julie DiMauro
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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A Swiss federal criminal court last week acquitted a private banker in Zurich of bribery and money laundering charges growing out of his relationship with French firm Alstom SA.
According to a report Thursday by Gabriella Broggi in BusinessWeek, Oskar Holenweger was charged with taking bribes of CHF1 million ($1.1 million) to open 163 anonymous bank accounts that Alstom used to bribe foreign officials.… Continue Reading
By Thomas Fox
Last week I picked my favorite FCPA enforcement actions for 2010. Here are my choices for the top ten investigations disclosed or making news this year:
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The U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office today reported in dramatic fashion the arrest of three top executives of French industrial giant Alstom’s British unit. They’re suspected of paying bribes overseas to win contracts.… Continue Reading
When graft-busting becomes a political weapon, the rule of law grows weaker and corruption generally flourishes. Is that what’s happening in Venezuela? Maybe. For sure the number of high-profile opposition leaders accused of bribery and corruption is growing.… Continue Reading
Swiss police last week arrested a former manager of French engineering giant Alstom and searched for evidence as part of a corruption and money-laundering investigation. Offices near Zurich and in Baden were raided, as were homes in several cantons.… Continue Reading
