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Bribery
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Sentencing Law and Policy
The trial penalty on fine display as parents in college admissions scandal get hit with new federal bribery charges
As reported in this new Los Angeles Times article, headlined "New bribery charge leveled against Lori Loughlin and other parents in college admissions scandal," federal prosecutors are ramping up the…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Miami-Based Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Launder Money Relating To FCPA and Ecuadorian Bribery Law Violations
A financial advisor based in Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to a money-laundering conspiracy for his role in using the U.S. financial system to launder money to promote violations of the…
FCPA Professor
Invoice Schemes
By Mike Koehler
“Pots of money” need to be created within a business organization to fund a bribery scheme. In the Quad/Graphics enforcement action, a “pot of money” was created through an invoicing…
SEC Actions
SEC Files Two Broker Bribery Scheme Actions
The retail investor focus of SEC Enforcement has spawned a series of actions involving investment advisers. Many of those cases centered on undisclosed conflicts such as the series of actions…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
State Department Contracting Officer Convicted of Bribery and Procurement Fraud
A contracting officer with the U.S. Department of State was convicted today of conspiracy, bribery, honest services wire fraud and making false statements. Zaldy N. Sabino, 60, of Fort Washington,…
FCPA Professor
This Week On FCPA Professor
By Mike Koehler
FCPA Professor has been described as “the Wall Street Journal concerning all things FCPA-related,” and “the most authoritative source for those seeking to understand and apply the FCPA.” Set forth…
Legal Profession Blog
A Well Deserved Disbarment
Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. has consented to disbarment by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.NPR reported on his horrific crimesA Pennsylvania judge was sentenced to 28 years in prison…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former City Of Detroit Building Authority Official Sentenced For Bribery Conspiracy In Connection With Hardest Hit Fund Demolition Program In Detroit
Aradondo Haskins, 48, the former Field Operations Manager for the City of Detroit Building Authority overseeing the demolition program in Detroit, was sentenced to one year in prison after having…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
New Leak of its “Bribery Department” Documents Sparks Questions Over Odebrecht’s U.S. Plea Deal
New leak reveals hundreds of millions of dollars in secret payments by an Odebrecht division created primarily to manage the company’s bribes More than $39 million in hidden payments linked…
FCPA Professor
Next Up – Barclays Hands Over $6.3 Million To Uncle Sam
By Mike Koehler
First, it was BNY Mellon Corp. in August 2015 for $14.8 million (see here and here for prior posts). Then, it was Qualcomm in March 2016 for $7.5 million (see here and here for prior posts). Then, it…