The Feds Should Take A Meeting

The U.S. Supreme Court will not review the Fifth Circuit’s decisions in U.S. v. Kay, the Justices said yesterday. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act convictions of David Kay and Douglas Murphy cannot be further appealed and the two must now serve their prison sentences — 37 months for Kay and 63 months for Murphy.… Continue Reading
On January 10, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc from David Kay and Douglas Murphy. Kay and Murphy, executives of American Rice, Inc.,… Continue Reading
David Kay and Douglas Murphy bet their freedom on a high-risk and untested FCPA defense. Kay, the former vice president of American Rice, Inc. (ARI), and Murphy, the former president, never denied bribing officials in Haiti to reduce the company’s tax burden.… Continue Reading
They Paid Bribes to Reduce Taxes in Haiti; The FCPA Gave Them Fair Warning, the Court says
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed on October 24, 2007 the criminal convictions of David Kay and Douglas Murphy for violating the antibribery provisions of the U.S.… Continue Reading