All Anti-Bribery articles – Page 20
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CHS self-reports FCPA investigation
Farm supplies company CHS disclosed in a Dec. 3 securities filing that it has self-reported to the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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MTS reserves $849M in FCPA case
Russian telecommunications company MTS has set aside 55.8 billion rubles (U.S. $849 million) to resolve a U.S. investigation concerning potential violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Vantage Drilling pays $5M, closes FCPA case with SEC
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling International has concluded a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in which it has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the internal accounting control provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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ResourceCase Study: Global Payment Processing Company Selects MCO to comply with Anti-bribery and Corruption Regulations
Despite the presence of an active gifts and entertainment policy, an internationally well-known company was finding it difficult to apply and enforce its process consistently across the organization.
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Walmart reaches proposed class-action settlement for $160M
Walmart has reached a proposed $160 million settlement with the City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement System in a securities fraud class-action lawsuit concerning a long-running investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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OECD to Mexico: Increase foreign bribery enforcement
Mexico needs to give more priority to foreign bribery enforcement, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in its Phase 4 evaluation of Mexico’s implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and related instruments.
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TRACE improves anti-bribery compliance accreditation program
Anti-bribery compliance organization, TRACE, has introduced improvements, such as new course content, to its training and accreditation program that offers a professional credential for anti-bribery compliance specialists.
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SNC-Lavalin: Canadian authorities reject plea deal
Engineering and construction company SNC-Lavalin has been advised by the Director of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (DPPSC) that, at this time, it will not “invite” the company to negotiate a deferred prosecution agreement.
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Petrobras case sheds light on how to avoid a corporate monitor
Any company under a criminal investigation by the U.S. government looking to avoid the appointment of a compliance monitor will want to take a page from Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras. Gibson Dunn partner Joe Warin, who represented Petrobras, offers some tips inside.
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SEC charges Stryker second time for FCPA violations
The SEC on Sept. 28 charged Stryker with violating the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the second time the SEC has brought an FCPA action against the medical device company.
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SEC awards $4M to overseas whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose “extensive assistance” helped it bring a successful enforcement action, the agency announced on Sept. 24.
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Compliance measures for reducing export-corruption risk
A recent study from corruption watchdog Transparency International rates countries on their enforcement processes, or lack thereof, under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
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SeaWorld, CEO settle fraud charges with SEC for $5M
SeaWorld Entertainment and its former CEO have agreed to pay a total of more than $5 million to settle fraud charges for misleading investors about the impact the documentary film Blackfish had on the company’s reputation and business, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
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UTC to pay $13.9M to settle SEC FCPA charges
United Technologies on Sept. 12 reached a $13.9 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making illicit payments in its elevator and aircraft engine businesses.
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Ensco: U.S. authorities will not be bringing enforcement actions
U.K.-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco announced this week that the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission do not intend to bring enforcement actions in connection with a previously disclosed investigation into alleged irregularities related to a drilling services contract.
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Sanofi to pay $25M to resolve FCPA violations
The SEC on Tuesday announced that Paris-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi has agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve charges that its Kazakhstan and Middle East subsidiaries made corrupt payments to win business.
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Legg Mason to pay $34M to resolve FCPA charge
Investment management firm Legg Mason will pay over $34 million to resolve a charge brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a scheme to bribe Libyan government officials.
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Microsoft offers details into reported corruption probe
According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. authorities are investigating Microsoft over a bribery and corruption matter in Hungary, some details of which the company shared with Compliance Week.
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FCPA inquiry into Güralp Systems Limited ends as SFO investigation continues
Consistent with its FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, the Department of Justice has closed its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act inquiry into U.K. company Güralp Systems, without bringing any action, as the maker of seismic testing equipment faces an ongoing parallel investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office.
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Panasonic Avionics names chief compliance officer
Four months after resolving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges, Panasonic Avionics has appointed a new chief compliance officer.