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Bribery
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Legal Profession Blog
Adding To “An Unfortunately Lengthy History”
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered the disbarment of a former county party chairman convicted of RICO and other crimes.The majority of the Disciplinary Review Board favored that sanctionHere,…
The Faculty Lounge
Why Emoluments are Wrong
Andy Koppelman and I have this piece in The American Prospect today: The Real Trouble With Emoluments Andrew Koppelman & Steven Lubet September 19, 2019 The Second Circuit Court of…
White Collar Briefly
Second Circuit Affirms Broad Reading of Sec. 666 Bribery
By Perkins Coie
The Supreme Court's 2016 decision in United States v. McDonnell raised questions about the constitutionality of expansive interpretations of federal bribery statutes. However, the bribery statute at issue in McDonnell—quid pro quo corruption…
FCPA Professor
Ninth Circuit Concludes That Bribery Means More Than Just 18 USC 201
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this post, recently the Second Circuit concluded in U.S. v. Ng Lap Seng that just because 18 U.S.C. 201 (the so-called domestic bribery statute) and the FCPA…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Orthodontist Indicted for Bribery and Fraud Scheme with Former Arkansas State Senator
An orthodontist who owned several businesses that operated orthodontic clinics in Arkansas was indicted for perpetrating a bribery and fraud scheme involving former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson, announced Assistant…
FCPA Professor
What The Heck?
By Mike Koehler
In running FCPA Professor, I search for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act content every day, 7 days a week, 12 months a year, 9 years running. In doing this, I have…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
‘Moustache,’ ‘Little Pillow’ Among Odebrecht Code Names Revealed in New Testimony
In dramatic testimony, former executives of the disgraced multinational Odebrecht revealed to Peruvian prosecutors yesterday code names the company used to mask secret payments to high-ranking local officials. read all…
Asset Search Blog
Hidden Money At Offshore Banks & Suspected Money Laundering
By Fred Abrams
Today's post is about Mr. Alex Nain Saab Moran ("Saab") and Mr. Alvaro Pulido Vargas ("Pulido") who could have hidden money at offshore banks; multiple jurisdictions; and in a nominee…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Second Circuit Limits McDonnell Decision in § 666 & FCPA Case
By Ellen Podgor
The Second Circuit in United States v. Ng Lap Seng, affirmed a Southern District of NY decision following a trial with convictions for "paying and conspiring to pay bribes and…
The D&O Diary
Bribery-Related Securities Suit Based on Acquired Company’s Pre-Merger Activities
As I have frequently noted on this site (most recently here), plaintiffs’ lawyers often attempt to fashion a securities lawsuit out of on revelations of corporate activities involving alleged violations…