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The DOJ’s Yates Memo is nearly a year old. The anti-corruption and compliance communities are still wondering what impact it will have on individual responsibility for white collar crimes. That in turn has brought more interest about past prison sentences for FCPA offenses and what future defendants might expect when sentenced.… Continue Reading
On the occasion of Roger Clemens’ acquittal Monday for perjury, Nathan Vardi of Forbes catalogued failed white collar prosecutions he said evidenced the DOJ’s abuse of ‘prosecutorial discretion’ and lack of ‘good judgment.’… Continue Reading
Last week in Houston the three KBR-related sentences ranged from 30 months in prison for Jack Stanley to just a year of unsupervised probation for Wojciech Chodan. Jeffrey Tesler was in the middle with 21 months in jail.… Continue Reading
They’re facing up to 30 years behind bars.
The government isn’t likely to ask for jail terms of that length. But prosecutors will want long sentences — probably more like 10 or 12 years.… Continue Reading
The DOJ is appealing the six-month prison sentences imposed in August on Gerald Green and his wife Patricia.
The government wanted them to serve at least ten years in prison. Their six-month sentences are among the most lenient in recent FCPA cases.… Continue Reading
If the DOJ and SEC are prosecuting corporations instead of individuals for FCPA violations — an idea raised in another post — the numbers should show it. So let’s take a look.… Continue Reading
Patricia Green, with her husband Gerald The husband-and-wife Hollywood movie producers convicted of bribing a Thai government official were each sentenced to six months in jail and six months home confinement yesterday by a federal judge in Los Angeles.… Continue Reading
The first quarter of 2010 was the busiest ever for FCPA-related enforcement. This past quarter was one of the quietest for new enforcement actions, with just one from the DOJ and three from the SEC.… Continue Reading
John Webster Warwick, a Virginia Beach, Va., resident, was sentenced Friday to 37 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to former Panamanian government officials to secure maritime contracts.… Continue Reading
Two former senior managers from Siemens who were central actors in the company’s global bribery scandal were convicted by a criminal court in Germany Tuesday but let off with only probation and fines.… Continue Reading
The Virginia man who pleaded guilty in November to being part of an overseas bribery conspiracy that began in 1996 was sentenced today to 87 months in prison and fined $15,000.… Continue Reading
DOJ Release February 10, 2010 — A Virginia resident pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to former Panamanian government officials.
John W. Warwick, 64, of Virginia Beach, Va.,… Continue Reading