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Bribery
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Global Investigations & Compliance Review
First proceedings under UK Bribery Act 2010 commenced
A Court clerk will appear at Southwark Crown Court on 14 October 2011 to face allegations that he accepted a bribe to influence criminal proceedings. This will be the first…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
UK Bribery Act – first prosecution
By Rosanne Kay
The first person to be charged under the new Bribery Act will be a magistrates court clerk who allegedly accepted £500 for fixing a motoring offence. The Crown Prosecution Service…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Government Successful in Post-Skilling Case
By Ellen Podgor
U.S. v. Bryant is a third circuit decision where the court affirmed the convictions finding no defect in the jury instructions for honest services or bribery. The court found that the "government presented…
Subject to Inquiry
The first person charged under the U.K. Bribery Act
By Government Investigations Group
A court clerk, who allegedly accepted £500 for fixing a motoring offence, has the dubious honour of becoming the first person to be charged under the U.K. Bribery Act.
Day On Torts
Baxter Lawyer Taped Trying to Get Opposing Expert to Leave Town
By John Day
Associated Press reports that a lawyer employed by Baxter International, Inc, a major manufacturer of intravenous drugs and medical devices, tried to pay an opposing expert in a lawsuit if…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Two Senior Executives Convicted In Haiti Teleco Bribes Case
Following a two week trial, on August 4, 2011, a federal jury convicted Joel Esquenazi and Carlos Rodriguez, former executives of Terra Telecommunications Corp. (“Terra”), on all counts for their…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Alabama Commissioner Committed Securities Fraud in Accepting Payments from Broker-Dealer
A federal district court in Alabama granted summary judgment in favor of the SEC on its claims that Larry Langford, the former president of the Jefferson County, Alabama Commission, violated the…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
China Mobile’s Deputy General Manager Receives Suspended Death Sentence
The following is a guest post from Doris Chen in Squire Patton Boggs' Shanghai Office. Zhang Chunjiang, the former deputy general manager of China Mobile was sentenced to death by Chinese People’s…
Subject to Inquiry
SFO civil settlement with Macmillan: cooperation and cost shifting assists the SFO
By Government Investigations Group
At a time when many are questioning the SFO's budget and ability to fund and pursue multiple large scale corruption investigations, the settlement with Macmillan demonstrates that SFO investigations can…
Federal Securities Law Source
Government’s Vigorous Prosecution of FCPA Violators Continues When Jury Convicts Two Telecommunications Executives for Violations Relating to Haiti
On Friday, August 5, 2011, a Florida jury convicted Joel Esquenazi and Carlos Rodriguez, former executives of Terra Telecommunications Corporation, for their roles in a conspiracy to violate the FCPA…