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Corporate FCPA defendants hoping for declinations must demonstrate that they’ve performed a root cause analysis and remediated the underlying conduct. The DOJ doesn’t tell companies how to do the root cause analysis, and there are many methods to pick from — Scatter Plot Diagram, Fishbone Diagram, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Pareto Chart, among others.… Continue Reading
So far in 2021, not much has happened in the world of FCPA enforcement. No big fireworks. No splashy headlines. Is that good or bad?… Continue Reading
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation said in an SEC filing Thursday that it reported “possible anti-bribery violations” to the DOJ and SEC.… Continue Reading
A former top official in China’s powerful central planning agency confessed in court Wednesday to taking bribes from various companies, including a Toyota Motor Corporation joint venture.
Liu Tienan, 59, was once deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).… Continue Reading
A senior executive from a major parts supplier of Toyota has been arrested in Japan for violating that country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Law.
Takehisa Terada, former senior managing director with Futaba Industrial Co.… Continue Reading
People’s Daily recently announced a marked decline in government officials’ wanderlust following the installation of GPS devices in their vehicles.
On average, officials in Guangzhou (Guangdong Province) drove about 27 percent less once they knew they were being tracked, resulting in potential savings of $805 per vehicle per month, the newspaper said.… Continue Reading