All Bribery articles – Page 2

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    Does the NCAA corruption scandal have an FCPA angle?

    2017-10-03T16:00:00Z

    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

    2017-09-29T11:00:00Z

    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

    2017-09-15T14:15:00Z

    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?

    2017-09-10T17:45:00Z

    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

    2017-09-01T10:00:00Z

    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?

    2017-07-18T14:15:00Z

    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

    2017-07-11T11:45:00Z

    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

    2017-06-27T09:30:00Z

    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

    2017-06-13T11:00:00Z

    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

    2017-06-06T11:30:00Z

    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?

    2017-05-23T13:45:00Z

    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

    2017-04-24T14:30:00Z

    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

    2017-02-27T12:30:00Z

    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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    Churchill Mining loses $1.3bn fraud claim against Indonesian government

    2017-01-24T14:00:00Z

    Neil Hodge explores the case of London-based Churchill Mining, which lost its compensation claim against the Indonesian government, after alleging its Indonesian business partner had forged documents. An international tribunal ruled against Churchill, citing inadequate due diligence and other unheeded red flags.

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    VimpelCom Russia CEO resigns

    2016-09-06T14:45:00Z

    Mikhail Slobodin, chief executive officer of VimpelCom Russia, will resign with immediate effect amid a corruption probe. As Jaclyn Jaeger reports, the  Amsterdam-based telecommunications company is no stranger to bribery allegations.

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    Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance

    2016-07-25T09:45:00Z

    Just five months after reaching a $795 million settlement with U.S. and Dutch prosecutors for paying bribes to a government official in Uzbekistan, Amsterdam-based VimpelCom has appointed a group chief compliance officer, as well as a “chief values and culture transformation officer,” a newly created role; and Dean Foods and ...

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    Frank’s International launches bribery probe

    2016-07-22T14:15:00Z

    Frank’s International, a Netherland’s-based oil and gas company, said in a filing with the SEC that it is conducting an internal investigation into operations of certain of its foreign subsidiaries in West Africa including possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the company’s policies and other applicable laws. ...

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    SFO charges F.H. Bertling with bribery

    2016-07-22T13:15:00Z

    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office SFO announced that it has charged logistics and freight operations company F.H. Bertling, a U.K.-based subsidiary of the German-headquartered Bertling Group, and seven individuals with one count of making corrupt payments, contrary to Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

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    The chairman’s flight

    2016-07-18T11:00:00Z

    The Justice Department has reached a plea agreement with David Sampson, the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who pressured executives of United Airlines to reopen a money-losing route, which flew near Sampson’s weekend home in South Carolina. In the world of the FCPA, ...

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    Bribery a plus for small business in South Korea?

    2016-07-07T17:45:00Z

    Small businesses in South Korea object to new anti-corruption laws, claiming their implementation will hurt sales of luxury goods for bribes. Tom Fox explores further.