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Three Former Mozambican Government Officials and Five Business Executives Indicted in Alleged $2 Billion Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme That Victimized U.S. Investors
More Than $200 Million in Alleged Bribes and Kickbacks Paid to Mozambican Government Officials and Investment Bankers BROOKLYN, NY – An indictment was unsealed on March 4, 2019, charging Najib…
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Next Up – MTS Resolves $850 Million FCPA Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
First it was Netherlands-based VimpelCom which resolved a net $398 million FCPA enforcement action in February 2016 for bribing alleged Uzbekistan telecom officials (see here and here for prior posts).Then…
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Civil Complaint Sheds Light On Hollywood Industry Sweep
By Mike Koehler
Under the heading “Plaintiff is Left to Manage the SEC’s Investigation Into DMG Without any Participation From the Founders,” the complaint alleges: “As previously mentioned, DMG became involved in an…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Two Businessmen Charged with Foreign Bribery in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme
A former sales representative and the president of a U.S.-based company were charged in an indictment unsealed today on foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering charges for their alleged…
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The Case That Just Keeps On Giving – DOJ Announces Additional Charges In PDVSA Bribery Action
By Mike Koehler
Several prior posts (see here, here, here and here for instance) have highlighted the clustering phenomenon and how a few discreet instances of alleged bribery yield an inordinate amount of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement…
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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 below…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Three Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Bribery Schemes Involving VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans
Two owners and an employee of for-profit, non-accredited schools were sentenced during the last two days for bribing a public official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Micronesian Government Official Arrested in Money Laundering Scheme Involving Foreign Bribery
U.S. Executive Previously Pleaded Guilty Charges were unsealed yesterday against a Micronesian government official for his alleged participation in a money laundering scheme involving bribes made to corruptly secure engineering…
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The Perils Of FCPA Misperception
By Mike Koehler
I recently came across the 2018 Perils of Misperception by Ipsos – an analysis of misperceptions which “examines why people around the world are so wrong about basic facts about their…
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Money Laundering Charges Against Former Insurance Corp. of Barbados Executives Unsealed
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in August 2018 the DOJ quietly released a so-called declination with disgorgement letter concerning Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd. (ICBL).Pursuant to the agreement, ICBL agreed…