DOJ charges oil trader with FCPA and money laundering conspiracy
Richard L. Cassin
September 23, 2020
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted an oil trader Tuesday for bribing officials in Ecuador.… Continue Reading
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Posts Tagged: Car Wash
Leadership lessons from the center of Operation Car Wash
Felipe Monteiro
August 10, 2018
Judge Sérgio MoroOperation Lava Jato (Car Wash), one of the largest anti-corruption cases in the world, has been toiling away over the past four years, bringing corrupt politicians and executives in Brazil to justice.… Continue Reading
Andy Spalding: Brazilian judiciary prevents a setback
Andy Spalding
January 25, 2018
Former Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva“Nothing changes in Brazil. All these politicians now being convicted of corruption? They’ll be back in power, you wait.” So said my atypically cynical Brazilian student, and tragically, I was starting to believe her.… Continue Reading
Petrobras suspends compliance chief for conflict of interest
Richard L. Cassin
August 24, 2017
Brazil’s scandal-plagued oil giant suspended its compliance chief while he defends himself against charges of hiring Deloitte on a no-bid contract while his daughter was talking to the firm about a job.… Continue Reading
Roberto P. Bauzá: A judge brings honor to Brazil
Roberto Bauzá
April 6, 2017
Author Roberto P. BauzáThis week I had the pleasure and privilege of attending a public speech given by Judge Sergio Moro in Buenos Aires before an audience of local attorneys, businessmen, members of the judiciary and government officials.… Continue Reading
Andy Spalding: Brazil’s New Enforcement Leadership
Andy Spalding
March 21, 2017
At a time when U.S. leadership in the world is no longer a surety, we should be comforted to find another western hemisphere country proudly taking the lead.
The United States may well have written the first chapter in global anti-corruption enforcement. … Continue Reading
Martin Kenney: Mossack Fonseca arrests reignite Panama Papers scandal
Martin Kenney
March 7, 2017
It comes as no surprise that the authorities appear to have caught up with Mossack Fonseca’s founders, Jürgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca, who were arrested last month in Panama City and the firm’s offices raided.… Continue Reading
Petrobras settles U.S. civil claims for graft losses
Staff Writers
March 1, 2017
Brazil’s Petrobras has approved settlements with four U.S. investors related to an ongoing corruption investigation.
The state-owned company said Monday its board of directors approved settlements to end four individual lawsuits filed in federal court in New York.… Continue Reading
Mossack Fonseca founders arrested after Panama raid
Richard L. Cassin
February 15, 2017
The two principal partners of the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal were arrested for their alleged connection to Brazil’s Car Wash investigation, according to reports.… Continue Reading
Andy Spalding: Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Revolution Continues
Andy Spalding
September 27, 2016
Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized a federal investigation into Brazilian President Michel Temer’s role in the sprawling corruption scandal known as Operation Car Wash. If Temer’s presidency does not survive the investigation — and I’m betting it won’t — it will be another chapter in what may be the most dramatic anti-corruption enforcement story this world has ever seen.… Continue Reading
Brazil charges Lula as Petrobras graft ‘boss’
Petro Global News
September 16, 2016
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was charged Wednesday with spearheading a corruption and kickback scheme tied to Petrobras contracts.
Brazilian prosecutors charged Lula with corruption and money laundering for his alleged role as the “boss” of the multi-billion kickback scheme.… Continue Reading
Andy Spalding on Brazil’s fourth pillar: The organized crime law
Andy Spalding
July 28, 2016
Of the four pillars (here, here, and here), Brazil’s 2013 organized crime law has thus far impacted anti-corruption enforcement to a degree that few could have imagined or dreamed.… Continue Reading