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Here’s the latest FCPA disclosure from oil field services firm Halliburton Company from its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 7:
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We are conducting internal investigations of certain areas of our operations in Angola and Iraq, focusing on compliance with certain company policies, including our Code of Business Conduct (COBC), and the FCPA and other applicable laws.… Continue Reading
The Department of Justice sued Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) Services Inc. Thursday for taking kickbacks from two subcontractors and filing false reimbursement claims with the government.
Houston-based KBR had a contract to provide logistical support to the U.S.… Continue Reading
A French court Monday acquitted oil giant Total SA, its chief executive, a former government minister, and more than a dozen other defendants on charges of violating the U.N.’s oil-for-food program.… Continue Reading
Oil field services company Weatherford International Ltd. said in its quarterly filing with the SEC Friday that it has ‘uncovered potential violations of U.S. law in connection with activities in several jurisdictions.’… Continue Reading
The Total building (Total HQ) in la Défense near Paris, France (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)Here’s the disclosure from Total SA’s Form 6-K (Report of Foreign Private Issuer) filed with the SEC on April 29, 2013 dealing with a criminal investigation in France of the company, its chairman and CEO, and other employees:
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Several countries have launched investigations concerning possible violations related to the United Nations (UN) Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq.… Continue Reading
A U.K. man who became rich selling fake bomb detectors in Iraq and other trouble spots was convicted of fraud this week in London’s Old Bailey.
James McCormick bought novelty $20 ‘golf ball detectors’ from the U.S.,… Continue Reading
Oil and gas services firm Tesco Corporation said this week the SEC asked it to ‘preserve and retain’ documents related to FCPA compliance and its use of commercial agents in an undisclosed country.… Continue Reading
Oil field services giant Halliburton said this week its internal investigations into potential FCPA and conflict violations in Angola and Iraq are continuing, and the company is reporting all results to the DOJ and SEC.… Continue Reading
The French oil giant Total SA is on trial in Paris for violating the United Nations oil-for-food program.
Total is accused of buying oil directly from the former Saddam Hussien regime in violation of the U.N.… Continue Reading
The top 20 oil producing nations have an average rank on the corruption perceptions index of 90 — just into the bottom half.
Not all are big exporters and not all are low on the cpi.… Continue Reading
From the FCPA Blog members area, here’s Halliburton Co.’s FCPA disclosure in its SEC filing on October 23:
… Continue ReadingWe are conducting internal investigations of certain areas of our operations in Angola and Iraq, focusing on compliance with certain company policies, including our Code of Business Conduct (COBC), and the FCPA and other applicable laws.
During the quarter just ended, there were five corporate FCPA enforcement actions, one enforcement against an individual by the SEC, four criminal sentencings of individuals, and three and a half corporate declinations.… Continue Reading
