All Fraud Section articles
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ArticleReports: Ex-AB InBev compliance exec to join DOJ’s Fraud Section
Matt Galvin, the former head of compliance at macro brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev, has been tapped by the Department of Justice to join its Fraud Section as a compliance and data analytics counsel, according to multiple reports.
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DOJ recruits Hewlett Packard Enterprise CECO to lead Fraud Section
The Justice Department’s Criminal Division added another chief compliance officer to its ranks with the appointment of Glenn Leon to serve as chief of the Fraud Section.
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DOJ Fraud Section 2021 review: FCPA resolutions down
The Department of Justice entered into eight corporate resolutions in all of 2021, a decrease from 13 the previous year, according to the Fraud Section’s annual report. Three resolutions included violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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DOJ probe into shadowy underworld of short selling ‘long overdue’
A Department of Justice criminal investigation into illegal short selling is just the latest indication these schemes demand greater scrutiny that chief compliance officers and in-house counsel can no longer afford to ignore.
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Quinn Emanuel adds ex-DOJ fraud chief
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan announced the addition of Robert Zink, the former head of the Justice Department’s Fraud Section, to its white-collar crime team.
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DOJ’s Daniel Kahn talks FCPA, evaluation of compliance, more
Daniel Kahn, acting chief of the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section, discussed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, evaluating companies’ investments in compliance, and more at Compliance Week’s Financial Crimes virtual event.
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Bribes, falsified records cost Beam Suntory $19.6M in FCPA settlement
Alcoholic beverage maker Beam Suntory agreed to pay $19.6 million to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges of improper payments by its Indian subsidiary.
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DOJ: 50 individuals criminally charged for PPP fraud, with ‘more to come’
The DOJ, together with a coalition of law enforcement partners, announced criminal charges against 50 individuals who allegedly committed fraud in obtaining money from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Blog post
World Bank sanctions CDM Smith
CDM Smith has been sanctioned by the World Bank for failing to disclose a sub-consulting agreement for a project in Vietnam.
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Distilling lessons from the FCPA Pilot Program
A year after the DoJ launched its FCPA pilot program, companies are gaining much-valued insight on how to self-disclose and cooperate with the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section.
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Blog post
Department of Justice guidance: ‘Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs’
With little fanfare, the Department of Justice last week published a list of sample topics and questions, entitled the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.” Ethics and compliance officers will find the document useful as it provides a more explicit explanation as to what common questions the Fraud Section may ...
