What happens to journalists who report corruption?
Richard L. Cassin
May 19, 2022
One way to understand the virulence of corruption is to look at what happens to journalists who expose it.… Continue Reading
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Posts Tagged: Haiti
IDB debars Belgium engineering company for fraud and corruption
Harry Cassin
November 29, 2021
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) debarred a Belgian engineering and consultancy company Monday for three years and ten months for fraudulent and corrupt practices related to a project in Haiti.… Continue Reading
Trending: Juries convict six FCPA defendants in rare trials
Richard L. Cassin
December 3, 2019
FCPA-related jury trials are rare. In some years there might be one but in many years there are none. This year, however, there were three, ending in convictions of four defendants.… Continue Reading
Here’s my advice, from the heart, to any FCPA defendant
Richard Bistrong
July 9, 2019
Not all FBI stings in FCPA cases are alike. That became clear in the prosecution of Roger Richard Boncy and Joseph Baptiste. They were found guilty of FCPA and related offenses last month after a two-week jury trial in which the DOJ said they solicited “bribes from undercover agents posing as potential investors in a proposed port development project in the Mȏle St.… Continue Reading
Two convicted for Haiti FCPA offenses
Harry Cassin
June 21, 2019
The chairman and CEO of an investment firm and a member of the firm’s board of directors were found guilty by a federal jury in Boston Thursday for their role in a scheme to bribe Haitian officials to secure approval for an $84 million construction project.… Continue Reading
American charged in Haiti port project bribe scheme
Harry Cassin
October 30, 2018
An American businessman was charged Tuesday for his alleged role in a plot to bribe senior government officials in Haiti for access to a proposed $84 million port development project.
Roger Richard Boncy, 74, a dual U.S.… Continue Reading
Caterina Bulgarella on Oxfam: Why values and purpose create ethical debt
Caterina Bulgarella
February 22, 2018
The last few weeks have seen a crescendo of revelations about Oxfam. Since the Sunday Times broke the story that Oxfam personnel had engaged prostitutes during the earthquake rescue operations in Haiti, the charity found itself fronting a scandal of still unknown proportions.… Continue Reading
Feds bring new charges against Joseph Baptiste
Richard L. Cassin
October 5, 2017
A retired U.S. Army colonel was charged in an indictment filed Wednesday for his alleged role in a foreign bribery and money laundering scheme in connection with a planned $84 million port development project in Haiti.… Continue Reading
Former FCPA fugitive sentenced to time served
Richard L. Cassin
September 29, 2017
The former general manager of a Miami-based firm was sentenced this week to time served for his part in a plot to bribe officials at Haiti’s state-owned telecommunications company.
Amadeus Richers, 66, a German citizen living in Brazil, was also placed on supervised released for three years and ordered to pay $100.… Continue Reading
Retired U.S. Army colonel charged with FCPA conspiracy
Richard L. Cassin
August 29, 2017
A retired U.S. Army colonel was charged in a complaint unsealed today for his alleged role in a foreign bribery and money laundering scheme in connection with a planned $84 million port development project in Haiti. … Continue Reading
FCPA fugitive arrested in Haiti Telco case
Richard L. Cassin
March 6, 2017
A former director of a Florida-based telecommunications company who allegedly bribed officials in Haiti was arrested in February and made an initial court appearance in Miami.
Amadeus Richer appeared in federal court on February 24.… Continue Reading
The University of Richmond Annual Corruption Issue, Part III: Toward Pre-Approved Compliance Programs?
Eric Postow and Andy Spalding
December 10, 2014
The University of Richmond’s Journal of Global Law & Business is proud to announce its annual Corruption Issue. In this series of posts, each co-authored by a UR law student and Professor Andy Spalding, we’ll introduce this year’s articles and invite submissions for next year’s issue.… Continue Reading