All FCPA articles – Page 20
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CW 2017 event reveals few have read Justice Dept. Evaluation Guidance
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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Microsoft: Why we are adopting ISO 37001
In a recent blog post, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel explains why it decided to become the first U.S. and multinational company to seek ISO 37001 certification, and why other companies should do the same.
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Former Magyar Telekom executives settle FCPA case
Two former executives at Hungarian-based telecommunications company Magyar Telekom agreed to pay financial penalties and accept officer-and-director bars to settle a previously filed SEC case alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Newmont Mining FCPA probe ends in SEC declination
Gold mining company Newmont Mining said this week in a securities filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission does not plan to bring an enforcement action in connection with a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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AG Sessions: Department of Justice will ‘strongly enforce’ FCPA
In case companies had any lingering doubt about Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated in remarks this week that FCPA enforcement is alive and well. His remarks come a week after Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Trevor McFadden similarly pledged support of FCPA enforcement.
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What does contradictory due diligence mean?
A lawsuit against the Houston energy company Cobalt International Energy has posed a question which is not often considered under the FCPA—what does contradictory due diligence mean?
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Department of Justice vows to speed up FCPA investigations
A U.S. Department of Justice official said in remarks that the agency is making a “concerted effort” to speed up the pace of FCPA investigations and that the agency expects cooperating companies to do the same.
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U.S. judge orders Odebrecht to pay $2.6B in global bribery case
A U.S. federal judge this week ordered Odebrecht to pay $2.6 billion in fines for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, securing a plea deal reached last year with authorities in the United States, Brazil, and Switzerland.
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A farewell to Kara Brockmeyer but her legacy continues
The SEC bids a fond farewell to the head of its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit. Tom Fox looks back at Kara Brockmeyer’s illustrious career with the Commission.
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Public company scrutiny under the FCPA
A look at what could happen should Uber ever go public in terms of the books-and-record provision under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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The hard truths of the SQM enforcement action
The FCPA shows just how far its authority can extend when it comes to companies that blatantly disregard U.S. anti-corruption law.
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Deliberate ignorance and the FCPA
Tom Fox explores the term “conscious avoidance” under the FCPA, specifically in the case of Frederick Bourke, who invested in an enterprise in Azerbaijan that was engaged in bribery and corruption to obtain certain oil and gas rights of which Bourke claimed he had no knowledge.
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The future of anti-corruption in Trump’s America
We are only a month into the Trump administration, and there are already a number of compliance developments to keep an eye on.
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Haiti Teleco—the sordid affair nears an end
The sordid 2011 Haitia Teleco matter may finally be winding down, as the last player was arrested in February for his involvement in payments of more than $1.4 billion to Haiti Telco representatives.
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What’s to come of the Pilot Program?
The countdown begins for when the compliance community will soon find out the fate of the Pilot Program initiated last year by the Criminal Division’s Fraud section. Until then, “the program will continue in full force until we reach a final decision on those issues,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth ...
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SEC ends FCPA probe of Crawford & Co
Crawford & Co, an independent claims management firm, disclosed in a quarterly report this week that the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will not be bringing charges following a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation.
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On the evaluation of corporate compliance programs
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
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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Why bribery is bad for business
The Man From FCPA Tom Fox explores what happens when a company’s foundation is shaky and illegal.
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Panasonic discloses FCPA probe
Panasonic, a Japanese multinational electronics company, today issued a statement disclosing that it’s being investigated for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.