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Bribery

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  1. International Financial Law Prof Blog

    Former Arkansas State Representative, President of College and Consultant Sentenced for Bribery Scheme

    By William Byrnes

    A consultant along with his co-conspirators, the President of an Arkansas college and a former Arkansas State Representative, were sentenced in the past week for their roles in a bribery…

  2. International Financial Law Prof Blog

    KBR v SFO of UK on its bribery investigation

    By William Byrnes

      INTRODUCTION On this rolled up hearing the Claimant ("KBR Inc") seeks permission to apply for judicial review and, if permission is granted, the quashing of the Defendant's ("the SFO's")…

  3. International Financial Law Prof Blog

    Former Director of Detroit Technology Office Sentenced to Prison for Bribery

    By William Byrnes

    The former Director of the City of Detroit’s Office of Departmental Technology Services (DTS) was sentenced to 20 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for…

  4. GT London Law Blog

    Statute of Limitations on Bribery—UK and US Perspectives

    By Greenberg Traurig, Greenberg Traurig

    Barry Vitou and A. John Pappalardo co-authored an article Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime titled "Statute of Limitations on Bribery—UK and US Perspectives." This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime…

  5. International Financial Law Prof Blog

    Former Swiss Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Role in Billion-Dollar International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Funds Embezzled from Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company

    By William Byrnes

    The former managing director and vice chairman of a Swiss bank pleaded guilty for his role in a billion-dollar international scheme to launder funds embezzled from Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petróleos…

  6. Global Investigations & Compliance Review

    DPA Regime a Landmark Change to Singaporean Law

    By Richard Gibbon

    [caption id="attachment_2282" align="alignright" width="300"] Flag of Singapore[/caption] A recent landmark change to Singapore’s criminal justice system providing for Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”), or voluntary alternatives to adjudication, should increase corporate…

  7. International Financial Law Prof Blog

    Former Member of Barbados Parliament and Minister of Industry Charged with Laundering Bribes from Barbadian Insurance Company

    By William Byrnes

    The former Minister of Industry of Barbados was arrested Friday and had his initial court appearance today in connection with an indictment charging him with laundering bribes that he allegedly…

  8. International Financial Law Prof Blog

    Business Executive Arrested on Foreign Bribery Charges in Connection With Venezuela Bribery Scheme

    By William Byrnes

    A dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen who controlled multiple companies was arrested yesterday on foreign bribery charges for conspiring to make, and making, corrupt payments to an official of Venezuela’s state-owned and…

  9. The Right Coast

    Krispy Kreme employee attempted to bribe police arresting him with donuts, reports say

    By Thomas A. Smith

    A Maryland man has been charged with attempting to bribe a public employee, the Frederick News-Post reports. Matthew Tyler Rosenberg, 25, not only offered the officers arresting him last week…

  10. International Financial Law Prof Blog

    Former Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Related to Contracts in Support of Iraq War

    By William Byrnes

    A former business partner of a U.S. military contractor pleaded guilty to one count of bribery for his role in a years-long scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at…