All FCPA articles – Page 18
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Two ex-SBM executives plead guilty in Petrobras bribery scheme
Two former executives at Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for their roles in a scheme to bribe foreign government officials in Brazil, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.
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Individual prosecution in Rolls Royce corrupt case
For those who might have wondered if the Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department was going to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, that question seems to have been answered in the affirmative.
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Rolls-Royce charges underscore trends in FCPA cases
The Department of Justice yesterday unsealed charges against five individuals for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, underscoring two important trends in FCPA enforcement: a growing focus on individual liability, and the undeniable global nature of FCPA investigations today. The U.K. Serious Fraud Office today also issued an update ...
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South Africa Gupta saga: A long list of compliance failures
Corruption allegations in South Africa have entangled some major international companies, highlighting due diligence, risk management, compliance, and audit control failures.
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Charles Cain named chief of FCPA Unit
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Charles Cain chief of the Enforcement Division's national specialized Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit that focuses on violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the federal securities laws.
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Lesson from Alere enforcement action
The Man From FCPA explores the recent Alere Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action and the lessons brought forth.
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Baseball informs your compliance program
With the Houston Astros set to play in the 2017 World Series, the Man From FCPA is tuning in and—much to his surprise—learning that baseball has multiple lessons for the compliance professional.
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Core Laboratories: Unaoil probe ends in DoJ declination
Core Laboratories said in a securities filing today that the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act related to the oil services company's interactions with Unaoil.
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Harvey Weinstein—the FCPA angle
More trouble for Harvey Weinstein? The scandal-plagued Hollywood exec’s purchase of a $75K dress that was given to an un-named Qatari individual who was prepared to invest some $20,000,000 in an animation movie fund could be an FCPA violation.
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Post-acquisition integration under the FCPA
Companies should make sure they do three things in the M&A context, post-acquisition to ensure they don’t become entangled in an FCPA violation while attempting to expand.
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Pre-acquisition due diligence in mergers and acquisitions
This list of pre-aquisition due diligence tasks in the face of mergers will help companies thwart legal and business risks to reputation and profitability.
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Lessons from the Telia FCPA resolution
The largest FCPA resolution on record (so far), at nearly $1 billion, offers plenty of objective lessons for compliance practitioners looking to better understand enforcement trends.
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Third-party lifecycle management
The Man From FCPA recommends five steps in the lifecycle of third-party management for the risk management process around third parties.
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The new trend in FCPA compliance is cooperation
We may be seeing the dawn of a golden age of FCPA compliance as organizations and the government learn to work together so everybody stays clean.
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Using incentives in a compliance program
As stated in the FCPA Guide, compliance programs need to have in place recognized incentives for doing business. The Man From the FCPA discusses what important parts an incentive program may include.
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A promise to pay can be an FCPA violation
The South African imbroglio involving the Gupta family and their relationship to the current President of the country continues to be a sinkhole of reputational kryptonite. Tom Fox reports.
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Targeted and focused compliance training
One of the key goals of any FCPA compliance program is to train company employees in awareness and understanding of the FCPA itself.
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Communications in a best practices compliance program
When it comes to optimizing your compliance program, creating a robust channel of communications is absolutely crucial.
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Those pesky hot mikes and insider-trading laws
Inside is a look at the actions of the Batista brothers, leaders of corrupt firm JBS, which highlights a part of any corruption resolution across the globe: If you hold back information from the government, you will be subject to prosecution for those crimes as well.
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Written protocols for compliance
Tom Fox explores written protocols, the foundation upon which an effective compliance program is built.