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Former Honduran Telecom Managing Director Marcelo Chimirri has been acquitted by the Honduras Supreme Court of charges of bribery, fraud and abuse of authority.
Chimirri, a nephew of deposed president Manuel Zelaya, was involved in the LatiNode case.… Continue Reading
As reported last Friday by the FCPA Professor, Manual Salvoch, the former CFO of LatiNode charged in connection with payments to Hondutel, was sentenced earlier this month to ten months in prison and three years of supervised release. … Continue Reading
On the occasion of Roger Clemens’ acquittal Monday for perjury, Nathan Vardi of Forbes catalogued failed white collar prosecutions he said evidenced the DOJ’s abuse of ‘prosecutorial discretion’ and lack of ‘good judgment.’… Continue Reading
Samuel Rubenfeld at the Wall Street Journal reported the sentencing today of Juan Pablo Vasquez, a former executive at Latin Node Inc.
He received three years probation and a $7,500 fine after pleading guilty in January last year to conspiring to violate the FCPA.… Continue Reading
Manuel Caceres, the former vice president for business development of telecommunications firm Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode), was sentenced on Thursday to twenty-three months in prison.
Caceres, 66, pleaded guitly in May last year to one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA and could have been jailed for up to five years.… Continue Reading
Jorge Granados, who once headed Florida-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode), was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Miami to 46 months in prison for bribing government officials in Honduras.… Continue Reading
There were two mega settlements during the quarter. Both JGC and Johnson & Johnson made our top-ten list. And there were three other corporate resolutions under $10 million.
The Lindsey defendants — the company and two officers — were convicted during the quarter.… Continue Reading
The DOJ said
today that Jorge Granados, the former CEO of Miami-based Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode), pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay bribes to government officials in Honduras.
Four former senior executives of LatiNode have now pleaded guilty in the case.… Continue Reading
While looking at FCPA enforcement data, Bruce Hinchey, left, made a startling and disturbing discovery about the consequences of self reporting.
Here’s his story:
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Dear FCPA Blog,
Many question the Department of Justice’s claim that there are tangible benefits to voluntary disclosure of a FCPA violation.… Continue Reading
The Justice Department announced on Monday the indictment of five people — including two Florida executives, a Florida-based agent, and two former Haitian telco officials — for their roles in a bribery scheme.… Continue Reading
