All FCPA articles – Page 9
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e-Book: FCPA at forefront of fight against corruption
You can’t hide from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, even if you are a powerful government regime. Just ask Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who—along with others in his administration—were taken down in late March for violating certain provisions of the formidable anti-corruption law.
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Ex-Walmart lawyer alleges ‘retaliatory’ firing for Mexico report
A former member of Walmart’s legal team is suing the retail company for what he alleges was a “retaliatory, negligent, and careless” investigation ultimately resulting in wrongful termination.
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World Acceptance sets aside $22M to resolve SEC FCPA probe
World Acceptance Corporation announced it has recorded an aggregate accrual of $21.7 million to resolve an SEC investigation into alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Herbalife nears $123M FCPA resolution
Dietary supplement maker Herbalife said in a regulatory filing it has set aside a total of $123 million in accrued liability concerning SEC and DOJ investigations into alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in China.
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Alexion nears $25M settlement with SEC in FCPA probe
Alexion Pharmaceuticals said in a regulatory filing that it is nearing a $25 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning an investigation into the company’s compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act spanning various countries.
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Eni to pay $24.5M to resolve FCPA charges
Italian oil company Eni will pay $24.5 million to settle SEC charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with regard to the award of certain contracts to its former subsidiary Saipem in Algeria.
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Ex-exec charged, but Goldman Sachs avoids FCPA liability for due diligence efforts
The SEC announced charges against a former Goldman Sachs exec for violating the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA, but the firm was not charged in the case because of the due diligence measures it took.
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Ex-Alstom exec gets 15 months in prison on money-laundering charges
Lawrence Hoskins, a former executive of French power and transportation company Alstom, was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for his role in a money-laundering scheme that prosecutors say was designed to promote violations of the FCPA.
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Alstom exec's acquittal calls FCPA jurisdiction into question
A federal court in Connecticut acquitted a former Alstom employee on FCPA charges following a Second Circuit decision. But the story does not end there.
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Herbalife sets aside $40M in FCPA probe
Dietary supplement maker Herbalife said in a regulatory filing it has set aside $40 million in accrued liability concerning an investigation into the company’s compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in China.
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Compliance lessons from Cardinal Health’s FCPA settlement
Cardinal Health reached an $8.8 million settlement with the SEC for violations of the FCPA concerning the operations of its former Chinese subsidiary. For prudent compliance officers, it’s a tale of how not to do business in China.
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Judge acquits Alstom exec on FCPA charges
In a setback for the DOJ, a federal judge has acquitted, in part, a former executive of French power and transportation company Alstom for his role in a foreign bribery scheme in Indonesia.
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Trump’s efforts to weaken FCPA bad news for compliance
If President Trump gets his way and the FCPA loses its bite, compliance officers would lose a valuable instrument in their fight to keep businesses on the right side of an ever-blurring line between right and wrong.
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Ericsson discloses E&C enhancements since $1B FCPA settlement
Ericsson in a recent regulatory filing disclosed in more detail what improvements it has made to its ethics and compliance program following its $1 billion settlement with U.S. authorities last year concerning violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Top DOJ compliance official resigns; rejoins Morgan Lewis
Matt Miner, former deputy assistant attorney general of the DOJ’s Criminal Division who played a prominent role in the development of a range of significant compliance policy initiatives, will rejoin Morgan Lewis as a partner, the law firm has announced.
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DOJ enforcement priorities for 2020 include antitrust
Compliance officers need to step it up in 2020; a world of heightened risk means a world of heightened regulatory oversight.
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Landec discloses FCPA probe
Landec, an innovator of health and wellness solutions, has discovered and reported to U.S. regulators a “compliance issue” at its Yucatan Foods production facility in Guanajuato, Mexico. It now faces a government probe into possible FCPA violations
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Uber: Fraud Section ends bribery probe
The Department of Justice has closed its investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by ride-sharing company Uber.
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Compliance 2020: A timeline
Compliance Week looks back at two decades of scandals, enforcement actions, and regulatory policies (2000-2019) that shaped the compliance function we see today.
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Most-trafficked content tells story of the compliance officer
Changes in the interests of our audience over the last several years help us to understand how much compliance officers must evolve in their jobs to meet the demands of a given time.