- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Adrianne Appel2024-04-02T13:33:00
The value the Department of Justice (DOJ) places on cooperation can be measured by studying penalties and agreements resulting from the agency’s long-running investigation into bribery and corruption by oil traders operating in Latin America and Africa.
The probe so far has netted more than $1.7 billion in penalties and forfeitures for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) related to bribery and other charges from six companies, the DOJ announced in a press release Thursday.
For cooperation credit, the companies received fine reductions of up to 25 percent and, in two cases, deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs). In at least one case, when the agency wasn’t satisfied with the level of cooperation, it let the hammer fall and exacted a larger fine and required ongoing compliance monitoring.
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2024-09-11T14:16:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Illinois-based manufacturer John Deere will pay approximately $10 million in penalties and disgorgement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with bribes paid by a Thai subsidiary.
2024-08-30T13:53:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Department of Justice declined to prosecute Boston Consulting Group for allegedly bribing Angolan officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, citing the firm’s prompt self-disclosure and timely remediation.
2024-08-26T15:47:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A former trader at the U.S. affiliate of energy giant Vitol pleaded guilty to bribing officials at Petroleos Mexicanos in an effort to secure contracts.
2025-03-27T13:11:00Z By Jeff Dale
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council issued penalties against PwC and a former auditor over deficiencies on work related to the 2019 financial statements of now shuttered Wyelands Bank.
2025-03-27T12:49:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Yet another government contractor has been slapped with a fine by the Department of Justice for applying lax cybersecurity defenses on sensitive government data.
2025-03-26T18:48:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The European Commission released its preliminary findings last week regarding Apple and Google not complying with the Digital Markets Act. It issued orders to both companies regarding their business practice and plans to release all of its findings next week.
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