News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
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Swedish telecom Ericsson has agreed to a one-year monitorship extension with the DOJ and SEC following its $1 billion FCPA settlement in 2019. … Continue Reading
The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, first published five years ago, is now one of the most important compliance tools, not only for the DOJ prosecutors it’s addressed to, but also for compliance professionals outside government.… Continue Reading
The Justice Department Monday published a new version of its guidance on how it evaluates compliance programs when making corporate charging decisions. … Continue Reading
In early December, when Assistant AG Brian Benczkowski summarized the year’s FCPA enforcement scoreboard against individuals, he surprised just about everyone.… Continue Reading
I’ll sum up my three biggest FCPA stories of the year this way: Enforcement, enforcement, enforcement.… Continue Reading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Wednesday it will work alongside of the DOJ and SEC to investigate foreign bribery and prosecute overseas corruption offenses.
In a March 6 Enforcement Advisory (pdf), the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement said commodities companies that self report violations of the Commodity Exchange Act involving foreign corrupt practices could receive declinations.… Continue Reading
The head of the Justice Department’s criminal division issued new guidance to prosecutors that’s likely to reduce the number of corporate settlements that require the hiring of compliance monitors.
Brian Benczkowski said prosecutors should consider the “projected costs and burdens” before imposing any requirement for a corporate monitor.… Continue Reading