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News about violations of the foreign corrupt practices act, whether the government is easing up or cracking down on these violations, what companies (and from what countries) are being cited most.
By Sue Reisinger | June 20, 2019
In the criminal part of the settlement, the company signed a nonprosecution agreement with the DOJ in which it agreed to pay a $138 million penalty to settle violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The SEC announced that the company also agreed to pay another $144 million to settle related claims.
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By Caroline Spiezio | June 18, 2019
The SEC has hit another financial institution with a multimillion-dollar penalty over alleged abusive ADR prerelease practices.
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By Adam Pollock and Sarah Bayer | June 12, 2019
Contrary to the expectations of many who thought that enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act would dissipate with the arrival of the Trump administration, it is very much alive. And perhaps even more unexpectedly, whistleblowers are not just welcome, but are generously rewarded for valuable information that lead to a Security and Exchange Commission enforcement action and monetary recovery.
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By David Wethe and Lucia Kassai | June 4, 2019
The Venezuelan-owned U.S. refiner has pledged full cooperation with the probe, without identifying the reason for the subpoena, it said in an emailed statement.
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By Phillip Bantz | May 16, 2019
Catherine Leung Kar-cheung, ex-vice chairwoman of JPMorgan Securities' Asia-Pacific investment banking business, faces two counts of offering an advantage to an agent. Her legal woes stem from an alleged bribery scheme involving the chairman of an unnamed logistics company and his son.
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By Patrick Smith | April 30, 2019
Ann Kim spent more than a decade at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
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By Phillip Bantz | April 30, 2019
Microsoft's 10-Q filing with the SEC offers no further details on the probes in question, though at least a portion of the inquiries are likely related to activities in Hungary that date back to 2013.
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By Phillip Bantz | April 26, 2019
“These cases are not prosecuted. Large companies are not touched. They can feel safe that they're not subject to risk of prosecution by Russian authorities,” said a Moscow lawyer.
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By Dan Packel | April 8, 2019
Matt Herrington and Tom Best, who together spent almost 28 years at Steptoe, have grown their practice beyond the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in recent years.
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By Phillip Bantz | April 8, 2019
The global construction industry is rife with compliance threats, especially in emerging markets where government corruption can taint infrastructure projects, according to a new report.
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