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Jack Grynberg: “I have been pursuing fraud in the energy industry for the past 15 years.”Colorado-based independent oilman Jack Grynberg filed a 311-page complaint in December with the European Commission.… Continue Reading
Nearly everything in the court’s electronic record of James Giffen’s criminal prosecution is beyond reach. Almost 200 pleadings and orders are in the docket but only a dozen can be viewed or downloaded, and the indictment isn’t one of them.… Continue Reading
Based on total page views, here are the top five posts from the FCPA Blog so far in 2008:
1. Feeling the Heat Overseas, June 9, 2008
… Continue ReadingForeign companies can’t be blamed for wondering if they’re being singled out under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The always-helpful D & O Diary has a great post about FCPA-related civil litigation here. The topic is big news these days, with interest spurred by front-page suits brought by alleged victims of overseas public corruption — most lately the government of Iraq, Bahrain’s Alba and Denver oilman Jack Grynberg.… Continue Reading
Friday’s coming just in time. We’ve used up more than our alloted pixels this week, but it wasn’t our fault. There was Jack Grynberg’s riveting tell-all complaint against his former big-oil partners, fresh allegations of cover-up or neglect or both in Seimens’ internal investigation, and rising outrage at the impotence of the law, courtesy of BAE, Prince Bandar, Mr.… Continue Reading
Last week we reported here about the civil suit filed in the U.S. District Court in D.C. by Colorado-based oilman Jack Grynberg, 76, against BP, Statoil and British Gas, along with some of their current or former top executives.… Continue Reading