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The former vice president of a government contracting company in Virginia pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to bribe public officials.
Adam C. White, 40, worked for a government contractor that supported the U.S.… Continue Reading
Leland Yee, courtesy of IGN via YouTube, criticizing violent video gamesCalifornia state senator Leland Yee was arrested Wednesday and indicted on federal charges of taking bribes in exchange for political favors and conspiring to traffic in firearms without a license.… Continue Reading
Citigroup and its Mexican affiliate, Banamex, disclosed on Monday the receipt of grand jury subpoenas concerning the bank’s compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and federal anti-money laundering requirements.
Citigroup said the bank and Banamex received subpoenas from the U.S.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating Citigroup for accounting fraud and possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act following the bank’s disclosure of fraudulent loans in its Mexican unit.… Continue Reading
Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello), courtesy of YouTubeSenator Ronald Calderon of the California State Assembly was indicted Thursday on two dozen counts of bribery, fraud, money laundering and other charges, and accused of accepting $100,000 in bribes from a hospital owner and undercover FBI agents.… Continue Reading
David O. Russell’s American Hustle reminds viewers that even if one’s objective is well-intentioned — to do a person a “favor” or bring business to a flailing city — corruption as the means is the least productive option.… Continue Reading
The Department of Justice is focused on deterring and prosecuting criminals who use virtual currency to hide money connected to criminal or terrorist acts, said acting assistant attorney general, Mythili Raman on Monday.… Continue Reading
Emphasizing the United States’ worldwide leadership in combating foreign bribery, James M. Cole, deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice, addressed the participants at the American Conference Institute’s FCPA conference on Tuesday in National Harbor, Maryland.… Continue Reading
I read with increasing disappointment the continuing coverage in the FCPA Blog declaring that the FBI has disbanded its FCPA squad. This is simply not true.
The Washington Field Office squad remains and FCPA remains its principal violation; it has just expanded to take on additional violations, providing an opportunity for cross-programmatic leveraging.… Continue Reading
When I asked the FBI earlier if its FCPA Unit still exists, I was told that FCPA investigations are now part of the International Corruption Unit’s (ICU) responsibilities, but there was no mention of the standalone FCPA Unit.… Continue Reading
The FCPA Blog posed this question to the DOJ and FBI’s public affairs’ offices Wednesday: Has the FCPA Unit at the FBI been disbanded? In response, Christopher Allen in the FBI’s Public Affairs Office said: “The FBI’s investigations are managed through the International Corruption Unit, and that unit is absolutely not being disbanded.”… Continue Reading
Even before last week’s siege of Nairobi’s Westgate mall had ended, Kenya’s rampant corruption was being blamed for making it easier for the Islamic militants to carry out the attack.
The Standard called on government leaders ‘to explain, at the very least, how more than a dozen foreign terrorists and their war matériel sneaked into the country without their knowledge.’… Continue Reading
