All articles by Jaclyn Jaeger – Page 91
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SEC: Merrill Lynch to pay $415M for misusing customer cash
Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $415 million to settle charges that it misused customer cash to generate profits for the firm and failed to safeguard customer securities from the claims of its creditors. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Analogic resolves FCPA case for $15 million
Analogic, a medical-imaging technology provider, and BK Medical ApS, Analogic’s wholly-owned Danish subsidiary, have reached separate settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice to resolve a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case totaling payments of nearly $15 million. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Transparency International: Nigeria must strengthen anti-corruption bodies
Global anti-corruption body Transparency International is pressing the Nigerian government to follow up on commitments made at the Anti-Corruption Summit in London on fighting corruption in the country and being more transparent about how it intends to use recovered stolen assets. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Detecting corruption in the pharmaceutical sector
Jaclyn Jaeger looks at a new report from Transparency International that aims to help companies in the pharmaceutical industry detect and prevent corruption.
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Anti-Corruption Summit puts spotlight on transparency
London hosted the first ever international Anti-Corruption Summit last month to champion the fight against corruption on a global scale, with many countries committing to specific action plans. Jaclyn Jaeger analyzes what this all means for companies.
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Ericsson: Seven employees summoned in Greece corruption probe
Ericsson, a Swedish multinational communication technology and services company, recently disclosed that a Greek prosecutor has summoned seven current and former Ericsson employees in a preliminary investigation involving allegations of possible corruption. As Compliance Week previously reported, Ericsson this week also issued a statement confirming that it’s being investigated for ...
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Ericsson responds to FCPA probe
Ericsson, a Swedish multinational communication technology and services company, today issued a statement confirming that it’s being investigated for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Unaoil initiates legal action against Fairfax Media
Unaoil this week said in a statement that it has instructed its lawyers to commence legal action against Fairfax Media and its partners in relation to the malicious and damaging allegations negligently published by these media organizations. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Justice Department: Biomet violated deferred prosecution agreement
The Department of Justice said in a court filing this month that it has determined that Biomet breached the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement that the medical device maker entered into with the government in 2012. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Don’t go it alone: working with other functions
During a panel discussion at Compliance Week 2016, ethics and compliance officers came together to discuss both the challenges and opportunities associated with working with other functions and how to minimize turf wars and silos while enhancing the compliance program. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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BlogArmada Group responds to Unaoil investigation; threatens legal action
Yet another company entangled in the massive media-leaked bribery and corruption scandal surrounding Monaco-based Unaoil has come forward, refuting the allegations and threatening legal action. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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New report: promoting workplace integrity globally
Ethics and compliance officers seeking more guidance on how to achieve and promote workplace integrity—doing what’s right in a professional context—now have a new, first-of-its-kind benchmark report at their fingertips. Jaclyn Jaeger offers a look at this Ethics & Compliance Initiative study.
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Akamai Technologies dodges FCPA charges
A letter sent by the Department of Justice to Akamai Technologies reveals that the cloud services provider will not face an enforcement action in connection with a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. It is the second declination this week issued under the new ...
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Nortek dodges FCPA enforcement action
Nortek said yesterday in a securities filing that the Department of Justice has decided not to recommend an enforcement action against it in connection with a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The declination came in the same week that the company entered into ...
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SEC: two FCPA cases result in non-prosecution agreements
The SEC has entered into non-prosecution agreements with Akamai Technologies and Nortek that will forfeit ill-gotten gains connected to bribes paid to Chinese officials by foreign subsidiaries. Simultaneously, the Justice Department closed its investigations into Akamai and Nortek. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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CW2016: Putting compliance into practice
Yes, yes—companies everywhere know that having in place an effective compliance program is more important today than ever before, but how are compliance officers actually achieving that? Jaclyn Jaeger recaps this discussion from Compliance Week 2016.
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French tax authorities seek €356 million from Booking.com
French tax authorities are seeking €356 million (approximately US$404 million) from Booking.com, a unit of online hotel reservation company Priceline Group, to recover what they claim are unpaid income taxes and value-added taxes, the company disclosed in a quarterly report.
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Two former Deutsche Bank employees indicted on fraud charges
The Department of Justice announced today the indictment of two former Deutsche Bank traders—the bank’s supervisor of the pool trading desk in New York and a derivatives trader in London—for their alleged roles in a scheme to manipulate the USD London InterBank Offered Rate, a benchmark interest rate to which ...
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Former CalPERS CEO gets four years in prison
A California federal judge yesterday sentenced the former chief executive officer of the California Public Employees Retirement System to four years and six months in prison for engaging in a bribery and corruption scheme.
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Defining compliance program effectiveness
During a keynote panel at Compliance Week 2016, enforcement officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice spoke candidly about compliance program effectiveness, personal liability, and more. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.