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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
FIFA Officials Facing Corruption Charges
According to CNN, the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to bring corruption charges against up to 14 senior officials at FIFA, the world's soccer governing body. The reports from…
Regulatory & Compliance Update
BHP Billiton Settles with SEC for $25 Million for Providing Foreign Officials with Luxury Travel to Olympics
By Barry A. Bohrer, Betty Santangelo, Gary Stein, Peter H. White
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 20, 2015 announced a settlement with global resources company BHP Billiton over allegations that BHP Billiton violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices…
The D&O Diary
The Anti-Corruption Enforcement Problem
For many years, the U.S. was the only country actively seeking to use its laws to fight corruption. However, more recently, a number of other countries have enacted their own…
Legal Profession Blog
Bribery Conviction Leads To Permanent Disbarment Of Former Congressman
The legal career of convicted former Congressman William J. Jefferson has ended with his permanent disbarment by the Louisiana Supreme Court.The court rejected the suggestion that a lesser sanction was…
The Right Coast
The Proof of the Clintons’ Wrongdoing – NationalJournal.com
Clinton's crisis-management team makes a big deal of the fact that Clinton Cash author Peter Schweizer hasn't proved a "quid pro quo." Really? It takes a pretty desperate and cynical campaign…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — March 2015
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government…
Marler Blog
Jack and Peter DeCoster Should Go to Jail
By Bill Marler
In a week, Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, will both face possible jail sentences stemming from a Salmonella outbreak caused by their Iowa egg farms in 2010. The Salmonella outbreak ran…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
UK company director jailed for bribing public officials in Africa
In order to win a contract worth £2.26m for making ballot papers, Smith and Ouzman Ltd, a printing firm based in Sussex, gave £395,074 in corrupt payments to public officials…
The D&O Diary
Yet Another U.S. Securities Suit Arising From a Latin American Corruption Investigation
In yet another U.S. securities class action lawsuit involving a non-U.S. company and a corruption investigation in the company’s home country, on March 19, 2015 a shareholder of Chemical &…
Legal Profession Blog
Permanent Disbarment Proposed for Convicted Former Congressman
Former Congressman William Jefferson deserves permanent disbarment, according to a recent report by the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board.The board quoted the hearing committee reportThe Committee, after due consideration and review…