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Bribery
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FCPA Professor
What A Roller Coaster
By Mike Koehler
Those in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act community who follow enforcement actions and caselaw may sometimes forget that case names involve real human beings. Most have heard of the following…
FCPA Professor
Yan Sentenced To 3.5 Years For Marshall Islands Bribery Scheme
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in September 2022 the DOJ announced that two Marshall Island nationals (Cary Yan and Gina Zhou) arrived in the U.S. after being extradited from Thailand…
FCPA Professor
Countries In Which Pfizer Is Under FCPA Scrutiny Grows
By Mike Koehler
In 2012 Pfizer resolved a $60 million Foreign Corrupt Practices Act action concerning conduct in Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Serbia. (See here). As stated by the…
Business and Commercial
First Circuit panel reverses fraud convictions for two Varsity Blues defendants
As reported in this New York Times piece, "a federal appeals court overturned the fraud and conspiracy convictions on Wednesday of two parents found guilty of participating in a far-reaching…
FCPA Professor
Off-Target Enforcement Of The FCPA’s Books And Records Provisions
By Mike Koehler
This prior post highlighted the jury instructions in a recent domestic bribery criminal trial which also involved the books and records provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The jury…
FCPA Professor
FCPA Books And Records Jury Instructions In A Criminal Action
By Mike Koehler
This recent post highlighted the criminal convictions of former ComEd executives and associates on all counts charged, including conspiring to influence and reward the former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives…
Legal Profession Blog
Rallying The Troops
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has accepted the consent disbarment of an attorney convicted of bribery.From the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirming the…
FCPA Professor
Former ComEd Executives And Associates Convicted Of FCPA Offenses
By Mike Koehler
Earlier this week, a federal jury in Chicago found four former Commonwealth Edison (“ComEd”) executives and associates guilty on all counts charged, including conspiring to influence and reward the former…
FCPA Professor
A Bit Ironic
By Mike Koehler
Recently, the Wolfsberg Group published its updated Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance Program Guidance (see here). The Wolfsberg Group – which came together in 2000 at the Château Wolfsberg in Switzerland – is an…
FCPA Professor
Bribery In Connection With A Marijuana License
By Mike Koehler
Previous posts here and here discussed the marijuana industry and bribery – both in terms of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and domestic (U.S.) bribery. The later post highlighted an…