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Posts Tagged: Costa Rica

Aon Pays $16.2 Million In Settlement

Aon Corporation, one of the biggest insurance brokerage firms in the world, agreed today to resolve FCPA charges with the DOJ and SEC.

It will pay a $1.76 million criminal penalty to the DOJ and $14.5 million in disgorgement and prejudgment interest to the SEC.… Continue Reading

Bon Anniversaire, Guys

The Wall Street Journal’s Corruption Currents just turned one. It celebrated with a post about the top five corruption convictions of the past twelve months.

Two entries have FCPA ties.Continue Reading

ICE Loses ‘Victim’ Claim In Eleventh Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today said a lower court didn’t make a mistake when it denied victim status to a Costa Rican state-owned utility.

“The district court identified the pervasive, constant, and consistent illegal conduct conducted by the ‘principals’ (i.e.… Continue Reading

ICE Appeals ‘Victim’ Ruling

The Costa Rican state-owned utility that lost a bid earlier this month to become the first ‘victim’ compensated under federal law in an FCPA case has appealed the lower court’s decision.… Continue Reading

Breaking News: ICE Loses ‘Victim’ Bid

At a hearing in federal court in Miami yesterday, Judge Marcia G. Cooke made a finding that Costa Rica’s Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad S.A. (ICE) was not a victim of Alcatel-Lucent’s bribery, and not entitled to restitution. … Continue Reading

Feds Fire Back At ICE

The DOJ and Alcatel-Lucent this week responded to the petition filed by Costa Rica’s Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, S.A. (ICE) for victim’s status and restitution.

The DOJ’s filing opened with references to ICE’s “vitriolic allegations and false accusations questioning the motives, competence, and conduct” of the DOJ and SEC.… Continue Reading

Under The FCPA, Where Are Victim’s Rights?

By Jordan Maglich

As readers of the FCPA Blog know, the past few years have seen a dramatic rise in FCPA prosecutions. In 2010 alone, companies settling FCPA-related charges paid $1.8 billion in monetary penalties, nearly tripling the $641 million paid in 2009.… Continue Reading

Costa Rican ‘Victim’ Objects To Alcatel-Lucent Settlement

[Editor’s note:This post exceeds our normal word count. But because the issues raised are new in an FCPA case, we wanted the first impression to be accurate and complete.]

A state-owned company that awarded Alcatel-Lucent more than $300 million in bribe-tainted contracts has asked a federal court in Florida to block Alcatel’s FCPA settlement with the U.S.… Continue Reading

Ex Head of State Jailed For Alcatel Bribes

Miguel Angel Rodriguez, ex-president of Costa Rica, was sentenced to five years in prison for briberyThe former president of Costa Rica who took bribes from French telecoms company Alcatel was sentenced to five years in prison this week.… Continue Reading