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Bribery
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FCPA Professor
SEC Charges Former Executive Director Of Goldman Sachs International With FCPA Offenses For Arranging A Bribery Scheme In Ghana On Behalf Of A Turkish Energy Company
By Mike Koehler
Yesterday, the SEC announced the filing of a civil complaint charging Asante Berko (pictured – a former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International) with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations and other…
FCPA Professor
Where Does The Truth Lie?
By Mike Koehler
If a government enforcement agency makes an allegation in a bribery enforcement action and a risk averse corporation agrees to resolve the enforcement action in the absence of any meaningful…
FCPA Professor
The DOJ’s First FCPA DPA Involved Monsanto
By Mike Koehler
[This post is part of a periodic series regarding “old” FCPA enforcement actions] In early January 2005, the DOJ used a deferred prosecution agreement for the first time to resolve…
FCPA Professor
Summarizing Ho’s Second Circuit Appeal
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this article, the Second Circuit recently heard oral argument in U.S. v. Chi Ping Patrick Ho. As described in this prior post, in late 2018 Ho was…
FCPA Professor
Friday Roundup
By Mike Koehler
Scrutiny alerts, wow that case is still going on, and for the reading stack. It’s all here in the Friday roundup. Scrutiny Alerts ZTE According to this report “ZTE, the Chinese…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Federal Jury Convicts Founder and Chairman of a Multinational Investment Company and a Company Consultant of Public Corruption and Bribery Charges
Former North Carolina State Political Party Chairman Previously Pleaded Guilty to Lying to the FBI in Connection with the Bribery Scheme A federal jury sitting in Charlotte, North Carolina, has…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Texas Businessman Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Role in Venezuela Bribery Scheme and Obstruction of Justice
A former procurement officer of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release…
Food Safety News
U.S. market is again open to raw intact beef from Brazil
By Dan Flynn
Raw intact beef from Brazil is again eligible for export to the United States beginning with cattle slaughtered on or after Feb. 21, 2020. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue…
Manufacturing Law Blog
DOJ’s Latest FCPA Pressure Tactic: Charging Multiple Violations for Single Alleged Payment Scheme
This week, we are pleased to have a guest post from Kevin Daly. Attorney Daly is a member of the firm’s Manufacturing Industry Group and also its Trade Compliance Team.…
Persuasion Matters
Who’s the ‘Ideal’ Juror? Often, It Comes Down to Finding the ‘Least Bad’ One
By Kacy Miller
Remember the college admissions scandal with the Hollywood elite? The writers of “Bull” used it as fodder for this week’s episode, “Quid Pro Quo,” only the alleged bribe occurred 10…