Eight companies disclose new FCPA investigations
Harry Cassin
August 24, 2021
So far in 2021, eight companies, all from different industries, have disclosed new FCPA investigations.… Continue Reading
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Posts Tagged: Guatemala
Fernando Cevallos: For Latin America, ISO 37001 brings needed compliance credibility
Fernando Cevallos
May 3, 2016
I live in Mexico City and work in Mexico and Latin America. Here’s what ISO 37001 looks like from my perspective.
In the next few months, the Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, is expected to release its anti-bribery management systems standard, Number 37001.… Continue Reading
Jeroen Michels: Does corruption at customs still scare you? Well, it should
Jeroen Michels
February 3, 2016
You might not immediately spot the link between the deadly Tianjin explosion in China, the million-dollar La Linea scandal in Guatemala, and the investigations against the giant American company Walmart, all in 2015.… Continue Reading
Guatemala government in meltdown amid La Linea graft scandal
Richard L. Cassin
August 27, 2015
Former Guatemala vice president Roxana Baldetti allegedly took half of the payoffs from businesses who bribed the government to evade customs duties, prosecutors said in court this week.
Baldetti, 53, pictured left, was arrested last week.… Continue Reading
Latin America Enforcement Report – August 2015
Lucas Zanoni
August 12, 2015
Here are highlights about Latin American corruption, enforcement, and compliance through July 2015.
Pope Francis on LatAm graft: in his South America tour, the Pope said, “Corruption is the moth, the gangrene of a people.… Continue Reading
Latin America Enforcement Report – July 2015
Lucas Zanoni
July 29, 2015
Here are highlights about Latin American corruption, enforcement, and compliance through June 2015.
Although some countries aren’t strictly “Latin American” (Guyana and Puerto Rico, for example), they’re usually included in the regional grouping, and I thought it was appropriate to mention them.… Continue Reading
Latin America Enforcement Report – June 2015
Lucas Zanoni
June 10, 2015
Here are highlights from Latin America in connection with corruption, enforcement, and compliance through May 2015.
Argentina: The Minister of Planning, Julio de Vido, and the governor of the Chubut province, Mario das Neves, are under investigation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for involvement in a bribery scheme to award oil contracts.… Continue Reading
Former El Salvador president surrenders to face embezzlement and graft charges
The FCPA Blog
September 11, 2014
Former El Salvador president Francisco Flores has turned himself in to authorities to face embezzlement and illicit enrichment charges related to a donation by the government of Taiwan.
Flores is accused of embezzling over $5 million of a $10 million Taiwanese donation for earthquake relief efforts in 2001, Corporate Embezzler reported.… Continue Reading
U.S. prosecutors want ex-Guatemala president jailed for bribery
Julie DiMauro
May 15, 2014
Alfonso Portillo, former president of Guatemala, courtesy of Diario de Centero America, via YouTubeU.S. prosecutors asked a federal judge Monday to sentence former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to almost six years in jail following Portillo’s admission to taking $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan.… Continue Reading