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3M Company agreed Friday to pay the SEC $6.5 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses related to a subsidiary in China.… Continue Reading
Well, “two weeks to flatten the curve” in early 2020 has morphed into a two-year siege, and there’s still no end in sight. So, what’s been the impact on compliance? Let’s take a look.… Continue Reading
Having spent more than 40 years doing compliance work, I can add some reasons to the recent At Large column why I think travel is necessary.… Continue Reading
Part I of this series (here) addressed abuses of travel agencies, and Part II (here) detailed common euphemisms and fact patterns in China to disguise leisure travel benefits.… Continue Reading
Yesterday’s post addressed abuse of travel agencies. Today’s post addresses “training” trips, factory “inspections,” “study trips,” and other euphemisms for disguised leisure travel.
Companies in China often pay for training trips for their customers. … Continue Reading
FCPA Blog members area, here is Harris Corporation’s full FCPA disclosure from its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 27, 2012:
… Continue ReadingAs an international company, we are, from time to time, the subject of investigations relating to our international operations, including under the U.S.