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Walmart sets aside $283M for FCPA resolution
Walmart-Stores has recorded an aggregate accrual of $283 million concerning the possible resolution with U.S. enforcement authorities of a longstanding Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case.
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Two ex-SBM executives plead guilty in Petrobras bribery scheme
Two former executives at Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for their roles in a scheme to bribe foreign government officials in Brazil, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.
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Shell executives charged in bribery scheme
The Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged several senior Royal Dutch Shell executives in Italy for their role in a widespread bribery scheme to acquire oil exploration rights in Nigeria.
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NCAA to form special commission
Following a federal investigation into fraud in college basketball, the NCAA announced that it is making ‘substantive changes’ to the way it operates, forming a Commission on College Basketball.
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Samsung executive resigns amid ‘unprecedented crisis’
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Oh-Hyun Kwon will not seek re-election as a member and chairman of the board when his term ends in March 2018. Kwon will also resign as the chief executive officer of Samsung Display.
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‘Several countries’ probed in World Cup bribery scheme
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has opened a criminal proceeding against Jérôme Valcke, the former Secretary General of FIFA, and beIN Media Group Chief Executive Officer Nasser Al-Khelaifi for bribery allegations surrounding the award of World Cup media rights.
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The role of banks in corruption
A look at a recent report that examines allegations of bribery to purchase votes on the International Olympic Committee for the selection in 2009 of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics.
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Does the NCAA corruption scandal have an FCPA angle?
In a move reminiscent of FIFA arrests in 2015, the Department of Justice recently announced a series of arrests from an undercover operation exposing one of the sordid underbellies of college sports: the myth of amateurism at the highest level of collegiate sports.
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Deloitte, Price, and Bitcoin
Title: Deloitte, Price, and BitcoinIn case you missed it this week, bribery scandals come to light in the world of college basketball, cyber-security attacks hit Deloitte, and Florida players may or may not be charged after stealing thousands of dollars.
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Braskem settles bribery class action for $10 million
Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem has reached a $10 million proposed settlement with U.S. investors for concealing its role in a bribery scheme involving state-owned oil company Petrobras.
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What new headaches may befall FIFA?
A new and potentially very damaging turn has taken place in the ongoing FIFA corruption scandal. Miguel Maduro, former chairman of FIFA’s governance committee, said that if asked, he would provide specific accusations of top FIFA officials pressuring him to ignore regulations.
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SeaWorld, Mueller, and Congress
In case you missed it this week, Mueller sidles up to a new lawyer involved in Paul Manafort's probe, politicians are eyeing a particular bribery-related trial, and SeaWorld get's a criminal investigation
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England: land of crooks or land of enforcement?
There have been an awful lot of chief executives hauled to court recently in England, which begs the question: Why so many, and why now?
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Don’t speak at anti-corruption event, then demand a bribe payment
Well, that’s awkward. A look at the ironic case of Colombia’s top anti-corruption prosecutor, who was arrested in Miami for attempted corruption through extortion of a criminal defendant.
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London bank official jailed for taking bribes
A U.K. court on 20th June sentenced a former London bank official to six years in prison for accepting more than £2million in bribes in return for approving large loans.
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Auto industry choking on its own fumes
Volkswagen gets all the stick for being a problem child of the auto industry, but plenty of automakers have compliance issues of their own. A look at some key auto maker probes is inside.
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Ask the Practical Ethicist
When does entertainment become bribery? Arthur J. Gallagher’s chief ethics and compliance officer, Tom Tropp, addresses real-world ethical dilemmas with advice anybody can learn from.
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Forget Comey, what about Borbély and Eckert?
As FIFA quietly gets rid of the bulk of its ethics committee, it would appear that the agency’s internal reform efforts have come to an end in questionable fashion.
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LafargeHolcim CEO latest victim of non-compliance
LafargeHolcim CEO Eric Olsen will resign on 15 July this year, in response to the company’s enquiry into the conduct of its Syrian subsidiary between 2010 and September 2014, in which the subsidiary did business with terrorists who had taken control of the territory surrounding the LafargeHolcim’s cement plant.
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The Samsung corruption scandal—an unrecognized cost
The past year was particularly bad for Korean electronics giant Samsung, and it looks like 2017 has gotten off to the same rough start. Tom Fox looks at the recent arrest of Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, on charges of bribery, embezzlement, and perjury.
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