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Bribery
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FCPA Professor
Rovirosa Found Guilty Of Various Counts At Bizarre Trial
By Mike Koehler
In August 2025, the DOJ announced a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action concerning an alleged bribery scheme in Mexico. (See here for the prior post). The indictment charged Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa…
FCPA Professor
Zaglin Sentenced To 8 Years
By Mike Koehler
Individuals charged with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations (or most other criminal violations) face a stark choice. Test your innocence or plead guilty – often while cooperating. Obviously, the alleged…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Cleary Discusses First Resolution of Criminal FCPA Case Since Enforcement Pause
By Chris Kavanaugh, David Last, Rahul Mukhi, Lisa Vicens, Andres Saenz
On November 10, 2025, Comunicaciones Celulares S.A. (“Comcel” d/b/a “TIGO Guatemala (“TIGO”)”), a subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular (“Millicom”), a Luxembourg company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) with…
FCPA Professor
A Look At Oztemel’s Sentencing Memo
By Mike Koehler
In September 2024, Glenn Oztemel (previously employed by Arcadia Fuels Ltd. and Freepoint Commodities LLC) was found guilty at trial of FCPA and related offenses in connection with a Brazil…
Food Safety News
More prosecutions in Vietnam bribery probe
Fourteen people have been prosecuted in Vietnam as part of a bribery case involving the country's food safety agency. An office of the Ministry of Public Security is investigating the…
FCPA Professor
A Look At The Post-Hearing Briefs In The Berko Matter
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in 2020, the SEC announced the filing of a civil complaint charging Asante Berko (pictured – a former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International) with Foreign Corrupt…
FCPA Professor
Issues To Consider From The Comcel Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
Prior posts here, here, and here highlighted the recent $118.2 million Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Comunicaciones Celulares S.A. (“Comcel” doing business as TIGO Guatemala), a subsidiary of…
FCPA Professor
About The Individuals Mentioned In The Comcel Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
This prior post went in-depth into the recent $118.2 million FCPA enforcement action against Comcel (doing business as TIGO Guatemala – a mobile and fixed telecommunications service provider with its…
FCPA Professor
Checking In On The Berko Matter
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in 2020, the SEC announced the filing of a civil complaint charging Asante Berko (pictured – a former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International) with Foreign Corrupt…
FCPA Professor
Smartmatic Criminally Charged With FCPA And Related Offenses
By Mike Koehler
In August 2024, the DOJ announced that a “federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment … charging three executives of an election voting machine and service provider…