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The Man From FCPA

The Man From FCPA is a blog about enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery statutes around the world, written primarily by Compliance Week columnist Tom Fox plus other occasional contributors. Fox is now an independent consultant assisting companies with FCPA and compliance issues, after many years as in-house counsel and outside counsel on anti-bribery and corruption issues. Fox also hosts a weekly podcast, “The FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report,” and writes an in-depth monthly column for Compliance Week as well.
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Risk management 101: getting third-party approval of terms and conditions
Tom Fox | August 7, 2018
While it may seem daunting to convince third parties to agree to the company’s terms and conditions, it’s a key part of compliance and one each party will appreciate in the end.
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What is the cost of a subpoena?
Tom Fox | July 9, 2018
Glencore has seen a drop in its share price, which could be related to the Justice Department having issued a subpoena for possible FCPA violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
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The ‘20 percent’ lesson learned from Panasonic Avionics
Tom Fox | May 3, 2018
Compliance practitioners take note: Cooperating with FCPA investigators was literally worth millions to Panasonic Aviation.
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Individual prosecution in Rolls Royce corrupt case
Tom Fox | November 9, 2017
For those who might have wondered if the Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department was going to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, that question seems to have been answered in the affirmative.
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Targeted and focused compliance training
Tom Fox | September 21, 2017
One of the key goals of any FCPA compliance program is to train company employees in awareness and understanding of the FCPA itself.
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Change in prosecutorial strategy in VW case?
Tom Fox | July 18, 2017
The recent arrest of an italian citizen in Germany, a former VW employee, may mean the government intends to bring charges against lower-level employees in an attempt to get them to flip on senior employees who were involved in the fraud.
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Tip of the (compliance) hat to Hui Chen
Tom Fox | June 12, 2017
A look at Hui Chen’s career at the Department of Justice, serving as the compliance counsel and, most importantly, putting the compliance function front and center in the fight against FCPA violations.
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CW 2017 event reveals few have read Justice Dept. Evaluation Guidance
Tom Fox | May 24, 2017
A small percentage of the audience at Compliance Week 2017 had read the Justice Department guidance on evaluations. What are they missing, and why the delay?
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On the evaluation of corporate compliance programs
Tom Fox | February 21, 2017
Tom Fox looks at the Justice Department’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” an 11-part list of questions that encapsulates the Justice Department’s most current thinking on what constitutes a best practices compliance program.
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Individual prosecutions as deterrence to corruption
Tom Fox | February 13, 2017
Perhaps it’s not the penalties and fines, but rather the individual prosecutions that deter bad behavior. The Man From FCPA Tom Fox reports.
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Second VW exec arrested: those pesky e-mails
Tom Fox | January 9, 2017
As the recent arrest of another VW executive (this time in the United States) unfolds, The Man From FCPA Tom Fox ponders whether VW will actively assist U.S. law enforcement authorities in performing a substantive internal investigation.
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Tell us everything you know
Tom Fox | October 18, 2016
Getting credit for cooperating with the Department of Justice is getting a whole lot tougher. Tom Fox explores.
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Was the GSK FCPA resolution a missed opportunity?
Tom Fox | October 11, 2016
Tom Fox questions whether U.S. regulators missed a chance to illustrate how they would give credit for anti-corruption prosecutions done by other governments in the case of GlaxoSmithKline’s China subsidiary’s recent FCPA resolution.
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Potential VW criminal resolution—early test for Yates Memo?
Tom Fox | August 16, 2016
A look at potential VW criminal resolutions brings up several questions, says Tom Fox, around type of resolution; individual liability; and more. Will this test the DoJ’s Yates Memo?
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The Wolf of Wall Street comes to asset forfeiture
Tom Fox | July 24, 2016
Plot twist! The Wolf of Wall Street, a movie about corruption on Wall Street, might have been funded by corrupt money. Suddenly, this is starting to sound more like Inception.
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Is FIFA entitled to restitution as a victim?
Tom Fox | March 23, 2016
It appears the Fédération Internationale de Football Association is trying to shed its corrupt image in favor of playing the victim. The international governing body of football has asked the Justice Department for its share of monies it obtains through forfeiture and penalties from individuals prosecuted around the FIFA corruption scandal. But has the entity put any work into cleaning up its own house before seeking help? FCPA blogger Tom Fox explores.
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Yates Memo: More Change Coming in FCPA Enforcement
Tom Fox | September 17, 2015
Two weeks ago, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement took a formal turn when the Justice Department released the Yates Memo, which formalized the department’s new focus on prosecuting individuals under the FCPA. In the same week, there was a much less reported event that could have equally large effect on FCPA enforcement going forward. Our Man from FCPA has more inside.
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