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Bribery
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FCPA Professor
Issues To Consider From The Stericycle Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
This previous post highlighted the recent net $59 million Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Stericycle (an Illinois based medical waste disposal company) for conduct in Brazil, Mexico, and…
FCPA Professor
Brothers Plead Guilty To FCPA And Related Charges In Connection With Ecuador Conduct At Issue In Sargeant Marine And Vitol Enforcement Actions
By Mike Koehler
Keeping track of DOJ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act actions against individuals can sometimes be tricky. Many individual actions are announced through DOJ press releases, but some enforcement actions are not…
The Faculty Lounge
Getting Away With Taboo Trades With Gabriel Rossman, Pt. 1
Want to buy sex, bribe a politician, or get your dumb kid into an Ivy League school? I discuss how to get away with taboo trades with Gabriel Rossman, an…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Charges Stericycle with Bribery Schemes in Latin America
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Stericycle, Inc. for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of bribery schemes that took place in Argentina,…
FCPA Professor
Another Former Corsa Coal Executive Charged In Connection With Egypt Bribery Scheme
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in 2021 Frederick Cushmore Jr. (a former executive of Pennsylvania-based coal mining company Corsa Coal Corp.) was criminally charged and pleaded guilty to a…
The D&O Diary
The Parties Agreed to a Settlement. Then Things Got Weird.
Last month, when I noted in a post that the parties to the FirstEnergy bribery-related derivative litigation had agreed to settle the suits for a payment of $180 million and…
FCPA Professor
Former Microsoft Manager Alleges Widespread Bribery Schemes
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted here, in mid-2019 Microsoft resolved a parallel DOJ and SEC Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action by agreeing to pay $25.3 million regarding conduct in Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Thailand…
Legal Profession Blog
Loud Music
The Georgia Supreme Court has accepted the license surrender of a former district attorneyWhile serving as the District Attorney for Paulding County, Donovan was indicted on five felony counts, including…
FCPA Professor
Seventh Circuit: “The United Nations Convention Against Corruption Is Not Binding Federal Law”
By Mike Koehler
It has not been a good month for Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS – the Mexican Social Security Institute) in U.S. appellate courts. This recent post discussed a Sixth Circuit decision…
Food Safety News
Bribery at border brings felony charge for USDA technician
By Dan Flynn
USDA Lead Animal Health Technician Roberto Adams has pleaded not guilty to the felony charge of bribery of a public official and demanded a jury trial. A Grand Jury indictment…