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Bribery
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Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Australian Education Providers Warned of Corruption and Bribery Risks Associated with International Students
A deal to strengthen vocational education and training (VET) ties with China could increase the incidence of corruption and bribery occurring at Australian education institutions, with one commentator warning that…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Arkansas political corruption case showcases corruptness of federal sentencing guidelines
Main August 28, 2015Arkansas political corruption case showcases corruptness of federal sentencing guidelinesThis local reporting from Arkansas, headlined "Martha Shoffner gets 30 months in bribery case," details today's federal sentencing…
Legal Profession Blog
Kicking Back To Disbarment
An attorney's motion for consent to disbarment has been submitted to the Illinois Supreme Court.A criminal conviction preceded the motionOn September 10, 2014, Movant was charged in a two-count Information…
Legal Profession Blog
It’s My Party
An attorney convicted of bribery and wire fraud has been disbarred by the New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial DepartmentThe respondent was convicted for his role in a…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
DOJ Breaks its Silence in 2015 FCPA Enforcement
By Phillip Caraballo-Garrison, Sigal Mandelker, Tracey Silver
Last week, the DOJ announced its first corporate enforcement action under the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (“FCPA”) for 2015. IAP World Services, Inc., a Florida-based defense and government contractor, agreed…
The D&O Diary
Thinking About the FIFA Bribery Scandal
The U.S. Department of Justice’s blockbuster announcement in late May that U.S. prosecutors have indicted fourteen defendants on corruption charges involving activities of the International Federation of Football (FIFA) and…
Land Use Prof Blog
“Largest bribe ever accepted by a public official” to fix land use decisions in a California city gets sentencing
From the US DOJ press release [link corrected] of June 1:In a case stemming from what is believed to be the largest bribe ever accepted by a public official in an undercover…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The other FIFA problem….
By John Kang
From the Guardian UK: When embattled Fifa president Sepp Blatter resigned on Tuesday – shortly after 14 prominent Fifa officials were indicted on bribery and kickback charges, and days before the Women’s World…
The D&O Diary
The Troublesome Recent FCPA-Related Enforcement Action Involving the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Why It Matters
The dramatic pre-dawn arrest in Zurich of nine FIFA officials on bribery-related charges dominated the headlines last week. The FIFA corruption investigation news last week also overshadowed the resolution of…
La Revue
Corruption passive dans le domaine privé et application de la loi dans le temps
Un arrêt récent de la chambre criminelle de la Cour de cassation précise les modalités d’application temporelle de l’article 445-2 du Code Pénal qui réprime la corruption passive des personnes…