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Bribery
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FCPA Professor
Seng Seeks Supreme Court Review
By Mike Koehler
This previous post highlighted how the Second Circuit affirmed Ng Lap Seng’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related conviction“for his role in a scheme to bribe United Nations ambassadors to obtain…
FCPA Professor
The Notion That The CROOK Act Is Going To Reduce “Pressure That U.S. Businesses Face To Pay Bribes Overseas” Is Fanciful
By Mike Koehler
Previous posts here and here discussed House and Senate versions of the “Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act” (“CROOK Act”). Both versions of the CROOK Act seek to authorize the Secretary of…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Senior U.S. Navy Employee Charged for Role in Bribery Conspiracy and Lying to Investigators
The former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Office in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) was charged in a complaint filed today in connection with his…
White Collar Law & Investigations
Lessons From SEC’s Bribery Claim Against Ex-Goldman Exec
By John Murray
The SEC recently brought an FCPA action against a former Goldman Sachs executive for an alleged bribery scheme, but decided not to charge the bank itself. The case holds some…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Government Official and Contracting Executive Plead Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy
The former Director of Procurement for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the president and chief executive officer of a government contracting firm pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a…
Supreme Court Update
<em>Kelly v. United States</em> (No. 18-1059), <em>Skilling v. United States</em> (2010), <em>United States v. Sineneng-Smith</em> (No. 19-67)
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
It’s been an eventful week at One First Street wherever The Nine are remote-working. On Tuesday, the Court heard oral arguments via telephone for the first time ever and—perhaps even…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Owner of U.S. Navy Husbanding Services Provider Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery
The owner and Chief Executive Officer of a Republic of Korea–based company, DK Marine, that provided ship husbanding services to the U.S. Navy pleaded guilty today for his role in…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Bank Hapoalim Agrees to Pay More Than $30 Million for Its Role in FIFA Money Laundering Conspiracy
Bank Hapoalim B.M. and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd. Enter Into Three-Year Non-Prosecution Agreement Download Hapoalim FIFA Non-prosecution Agreement Bank Hapoalim B.M. (BHBM), an Israeli bank with international operations, and its wholly…
FCPA Professor
The OECD Working Group On Bribery Is “Going To Examine The Possible Impact And Consequences Of The Coronavirus Pandemic On Foreign Bribery”
By Mike Koehler
It is fair to say that the current COVID-19 crisis has the ability to potentially impact pretty much anything in the world at this point. Recently the OECD Working Group…
FCPA Professor
Friday Roundup
By Mike Koehler
30 minute sentence, monitors, and silly. It’s all here in the Friday roundup. 30 Minute Sentence As highlighted here, Larry Puckett, one of several individuals associated with Alstom who was…