All Department of Justice articles – Page 41
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Rolls-Royce responds to $800M global resolution in FCPA case
British engineering company Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay the United States nearly $170 million as part of an $800 million global resolution with U.S., U.K., and Brazilian authorities into a long-running bribery scheme. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Debating ‘anything of value’ under the FCPA
Are U.S. enforcement agencies interpreting the term “anything of value” under the FCPA too broadly? Jaclyn Jaeger explores both sides of the debate.
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Moody’s to pay $864M arising from conduct leading up to financial crisis
Moody’s Investors Service, Moody’s Analytics, and their parent, Moody’s, have reached a nearly $864 million settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, 21 states, and the District of Columbia to resolve allegations arising from Moody’s role in providing credit ratings for residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. Jaclyn Jaeger ...
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Volkswagen to pay $4.3B in emissions-cheating scandal
Volkswagen will plead guilty and pay a total of $4.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties resulting from the company’s long-running emissions-cheating scandal. In addition, six Volkswagen employees are indicted in connection with the conspiracy. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Anti-corruption compliance lessons from Teva’s FCPA case
Teva Pharmaceuticals conducted bribery on a massive, international scale and became a case study for FCPA watchers everywhere. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Greek authorities raid Novartis offices in bribery probe
Novartis is facing a fresh bribery probe, this time in Greece, where authorities there have raided the company’s offices searching for electronic documents and files. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Banks reach final resolutions under Swiss Bank Program
The Department of Justice last week announced that it has reached final resolutions with banks that have met the requirements of the Swiss Bank Program, which provided a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States, and to cooperate in ongoing investigations of the use ...
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General Cable to pay $76M in FCPA case
General Cable today agreed to pay a combined $76 million to resolve parallel investigations with the SEC and Department of Justice related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The company agreed to pay an additional $6.5 million penalty to the SEC to settle separate accounting-related violations. Jaclyn Jaeger ...
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Odebrecht, Braskem to pay record $3.5B in global bribery case
Global construction company Odebrecht, based in Brazil, and Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem pleaded guilty yesterday and agreed to pay a combined total penalty of at least $3.5 billion—the largest foreign bribery case in history, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Forest Labs to pay $38M for False Claims Act violations
Forest Laboratories and its subsidiary, Forest Pharmaceuticals, have agreed to pay $38 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce physicians to prescribe its drugs. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Petrobras probe showcases global enforcement efforts
Brazil’s massive anti-corruption efforts are having a global impact, but self-serving politicians threaten to grind the entire thing to a halt. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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When the Department of Justice goes too far
In a rare face-off, the Department of Justice and corporate defense attorneys debate the limits of federal criminal law and prosecution. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Department of Justice launches new website on individual accountability
Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates in remarks this week announced that the Department of Justice has launched a new website in an effort to be more transparent about the much-talked-about Yates Memo and changes made last year to the Filip factors. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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21 individuals indicted in massive bribery and kickback scheme
A federal grand jury in Texas last month indicted 21 individuals involved in a massive bribery and kickback scheme for referring certain patients to physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Rare FCPA action puts financial services firms on notice
Thanks to wayward hedge fund Och-Ziff, the entire finserv world might face an FCPA sweep. Compliance officers, take note. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Caldwell: FCPA Pilot Program bringing more self-disclosures
When the FCPA Pilot Program was first announced, questions arose as to whether it would lead to an uptick in voluntary self-disclosures. According to Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, it has. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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New sanctions, export controls guidance from DoJ
The Justice Department just made it a lot harder to get credit for voluntarily self-disclosing potential violations of sanctions and export controls. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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DoJ, FTC: Preventing antitrust risk in hiring and pay decisions
HR professionals and others involved in hiring and pay decisions will want to look at new joint guidance issued by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Embraer to pay $205M to resolve FCPA charges
Brazilian aircraft-company Embraer today reached a $205 million combined settlement with the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Brazilian authorities to resolve allegations of criminal and civil violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Omnicare to pay $28M to settle kickback allegations
Omnicare this week agreed to pay $28.1 million to resolve allegations that it solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from drug maker Abbott Laboratories, the Justice Department announced. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.