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Hungary Subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation Agrees to Pay $8.7 Million in Criminal Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery Case
Microsoft Magyarország Számítástechnikai Szolgáltató és Kereskedelmi Kft. (Microsoft Hungary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, has agreed to pay a criminal penalty of more than $8.7 million to resolve the…
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Friday Roundup
By Mike Koehler
Sentenced, another one dismissed, scrutiny alerts, and pardon me for being that guy but … It’s all here in the Friday roundup. Sentenced As highlighted in prior posts here and here, in January…
SEC Actions
SEC, DOJ, Microsoft Settle FCPA Charges
When the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is mentioned it typically brings to mind stories of foreign bribery and perhaps some of the sensational tales of U.S firms toppling foreign governments…
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Microsoft Resolves Long-Standing FCPA Scrutiny By Agreeing To Pay $25.3 Million
By Mike Koehler
Microsoft has been under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act scrutiny since early 2013 (see here for the prior post). Yesterday, the DOJ and SEC announced here and here an aggregate $25.3…
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Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Miner On ….
By Mike Koehler
Recently Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Miner delivered this speech at an American Bar Association event in Prague. During the speech, Miner touched upon international cooperation; the DOJ’s so-called “no…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Texas Judge Convicted of Bribery and Obstruction
A Texas state district judge has been convicted of bribery and obstruction, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K.…
GT London Law Blog
M&A Deal Flushes Out Bribery Scheme Leaving Seller Director with a Multi-Million Pound Hangover and Jail Time
By Gareth Hall, Anne-Marie Ottaway, Barry Vitou
On 30 May 2019 the SFO issued a press release announcing that Carol Ann Hodson, the former director and owner of a company named ALCA Fasteners Ltd (ALCA), pleaded guilty…
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Mid-Year FCPA Report
By Mike Koehler
This post highlights Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement and related developments at the mid-point of 2019. As highlighted below, 2019 FCPA enforcement is already the third-most active year in FCPA…
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Judge Denies Firtash Motion To Dismiss And In Doing So Disagrees With Second Circuit’s Hoskins Decision
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in 2014 the DOJ criminally charged various individuals alleging a wide ranging conspiracy to bribe Indian officials to secure mining licenses. Among those charged…
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The Underwhelming Walmart Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
Last week Walmart resolved its long-standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act scrutiny by agreeing to pay approximately $283 million to the DOJ/SEC (see here and here for prior posts).$283 million is…