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Bribery
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FCPA Professor
Who Knew? Prior To The 2019 Ericsson Enforcement Action, There Was Already An Enforcement Action Against A Former Ericsson Executive
By Mike Koehler
One odd aspect of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement is that some enforcement actions are accompanied by all the bells and whistles the DOJ can find, while others – well…
The Right Coast
Heroic IRS whistleblower testimony ensnarls Hunter and Joe Biden in bribery scheme
Every taxpayer who dutifully hands over their hard-earned cash every year to the government should be enraged by IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley s testimony about how senior leaders at the…
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Notable sentencing memos in high-profile Ohio political corruption case (showcasing nuttiness of guidelines)
The Buckeye State was the crime scene for a notable case of political corruption involving our House Speaker Larry Householder. Back in March, Householder and his co-defendant were convicted after…
The Right Coast
What We Know About The Biden Bribery Scheme From FBI Doc
Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer of Kentucky dropped a bombshell subpoena last month demanding the FBI hand over a document alleging a…
The Right Coast
Biden ON TAPE Talking Bribes, Republicans Say | Breaking Points
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Honest Services
An automatic interim suspension has been imposed by the Michigan Attorney Discipline BoardOn January 18, 2023, respondent was convicted by guilty plea of conspiracy to engage in bribery through scheme…
FCPA Professor
In Dismissing FCPA And Related Charges – Judge Finds Bad Faith By The Government And That The “Government’s Word And Conduct Breached The Wall Of Credibility”
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in September 2019 the DOJ announced the unsealing of a criminal indictment against (among others) Paulo Casqueiro Murta in connection with an alleged bribery scheme involving…
Eye on Enforcement
Philips Agrees to Pay $62M to Settle FCPA Books-and-Records Violations from Efforts to Win Chinese Contracts
By Ty E. Howard, Giovanni Giarratana, Bradley
Koninklijke Philips N.V., a global medical technology manufacturer, recently agreed to pay over $62 million to resolve a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with the Securities and Exchange…
FCPA Professor
Up North
By Mike Koehler
The Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) is Canada’s version of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This previous post highlighted how a customer of Ultra Electronic Foreign Technology (UEFTI…
FCPA Professor
East India Company Bribery
By Mike Koehler
The East India Company was a dominate multinational corporation in the 1600 – 1800’s. And it apparently engaged in lots of bribery. This article is about an East India Company…