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Global Regulation Tomorrow
Airbus’ Sky High Settlement – Focus on Global Reach and Collaboration in Anti-Corruption Prosecutions
By Mayling Blanco (US), Carlos F. Ortiz, Katey Fardelmann (US), Kevin J. Harnisch (US), Ruth Cowley (UK), Andrew Reeves (UK), Patrick Bourke, Christian Dargham (FR), Caroline Saint Olive, Neil O’May (UK)
On January 31, 2020, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced a settlement with Airbus SE (“Airbus”), the French aircraft manufacturer, in relation to bribery allegations and, in…
Food Safety News
DeLauro challenges USDA officials about JBS corruption in meat industry
By News Desk
Before 2007, before Brazil's JBS S.A. bought Swift & Co. for $1.5 billion in an all-cash deal, there was not any question about a U.S. meat company being caught up…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Airbus’ $4 billion settlement – Key takeaways for business in the Middle East
By Orlando Vidal, Lolan Sagoe-Moses
Airbus’ record US$4 billion (AED 14.6 billion / 15 billion Saudi Riyal) global settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), France’s parquet national financier (PNF), and the UK’s Serious…
FCPA Professor
An In-Depth Look At The U.K. Prosecution Of Airbus
By Mike Koehler
These pages have long asserted that if a country is to have a deferred prosecution regime that the regime in the United Kingdom (which requires meaningful judicial review and approval)…
SEC Actions
Airbus Pays $3.9 Billion To Resolve Corruption Charges
Airbus SE, a France based global provider of civilian and military aircraft agreed to resolve corruption charges with authorities in the United States, France and the U.K tied to a…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Airbus: largest ever (€3.6bn) global resolution for bribery approved
By Ruth Cowley (UK), Andrew Reeves (UK)
The largest ever (€991m) UK Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) has been approved today (31 January 2020). Airbus has also reached a €2,083,137,455 settlement with the French Parquet National Financier and…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Miami-Based Businessman Pleads Guilty to FCPA and Money Laundering Violations in Scheme Involving PetroEcuador Officials
An Ecuadorian businessman living in Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today in connection with a $4.4 million bribery and money laundering scheme that funneled bribes to public officials of Empresa Pública…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Chicago politician’s plea deal raises eyebrows, worries
A recent legal filing didn't generate headlines, but it undoubtedly raised some eyebrows around Chicago. Federal prosecutors announced that they have reached a plea agreement with former state Rep. Luis…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Police Detective and FBI Task Force Officer Indicted for Bribery and Other Offenses
A veteran detective for the Carlisle, Pennsylvania Police Department, who was also a task force officer with the FBI and a member of the Cumberland County Drug Task Force, was…
FCPA Professor
Friday Roundup
By Mike Koehler
Convicted, sentenced, to FCPA Inc. and for the reading stack. It’s all here in the Friday Roundup. Convicted As noted in this DOJ release: “[Donville Inniss] a former member of…