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Bribery
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Supreme Court, by 6-3 vote, rules federal criminal prohibition against bribes does not extend to gratuities
In one of two rulings handed down this morning, the Supreme Court continued its recent tendency to give a federal criminal statute a limited reading through its decision in Snyder…
Red Notice Law Journal
Moldova: Officials Arrested for bribery related to INTERPOL Red Notices
Moldova police have recently arrested officials who allegedly accepted bribes in an international conspiracy to allow criminals to bypass INTERPOL Red Notices. The officials are believed to have accepted bribes…
FCPA Professor
Issues To Consider From Britain’s First Conviction Of A Foreign Public Official Under The Bribery Act
By Mike Koehler
Today’s post is from Zulfi Meerza (a lawyer and former prosecutor at financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli in the United Kingdom) concerning a recent U.K. enforcement action against a foreign…
Legal Profession Blog
I Bribed The Sheriff
A "serious crime" conviction has drawn an interim suspension pending final discipline by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.In re Frederic R. Gumbinner. Bar No. 428327. May 31, 2024.…
FCPA Professor
Another Instance Of Alleged Domestic Bribery
By Mike Koehler
In yet another instance of alleged domestic bribery involving U.S. officials (see here and here for other recent examples), the DOJ recently announced that Robert Burke (a retired Navy Admiral) and Yongchul…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Examines Whether Anti-Corruption Statute Applies to Gratuities
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, Dykema
In Snyder v. United States, the Supreme Court will decide whether 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), which makes it a crime for state and local officials to accept bribes, criminalizes payments…
FCPA Professor
A Look At Qualcomm’s Corporate Responsibility Report
By Mike Koehler
In 2016, Qualcomm resolved a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action (see here) based on alleged improper hiring and other practices in China. In resolving the matter, Qualcomm agreed to cease…
China Justice Observer
China Enacts Criminal Law Amendment (XII)
By Publisher
On 29 Dec. 2023, the Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress (NPC) of China passed the Amendment (XII) to the Criminal Law. This…
Food Safety News
Batista brothers are back; opposition to NYSE listing has not gone away
By Dan Flynn
-- OPINION -- USDA’s Quarterly Enforcement Report of all its current legal actions will sometimes report that inspection services are being denied because an applicant has been convicted of some…
Latham.London
Former Aide to Madagascan President Sentenced for Soliciting Bribes From UK-Based Company
The sentencing of Romy Andrianarisoa, the first ever foreign public official to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010, provides important takeaways. By Pamela Reddy, Robin Spedding, and Matthew Unsworth…