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Bribery
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Subject to Inquiry
News Corp and its UK subsidiaries may face UK corruption charges and FCPA charges – does the Bribery Act apply?
By Government Investigations Group
News Corp's small (very small, given the vast number of problems) consolation is that the new Bribery Act 2010 with its unlimited fines and ten year prison sentences will not…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Armor Holdings Settles FCPA Charges with SEC & DOJ
The SEC settled charges that Armor Holdings, Inc. violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by participating in a bribery scheme from 2001 through 2006 to obtain contracts to supply body armor for use…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
Following jurisdictional victory for UK citizen, FCPA Africa Sting case ends in mistrial
This post was also written by Leonard E. Hudson. The Department of Justice suffered a “stinging” setback to its widely touted FCPA Africa Sting prosecution late last week when the…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
FSA to investigate Bribery in the Banking Sector
The Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) recently announced its intention to carry out a thematic investigation of the policies and procedures that investment banks have in place to prevent their staff…
Subject to Inquiry
The Bribery Act and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Is Big Pharma in big trouble?
By Government Investigations Group
Now that the fanfare is over, it has been suggested by several commentators, including Jonathan Russell in The Telegraph, that the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") will need to take "a…
International Law Prof Blog
UK Bribery Act Enters into Effect Today
The United Kingdom's Bribery Act enters into effect today. Its provisions are broader than the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. If you teach international law or international business transactions, be sure…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
FCPA-Inspired UK Bribery Act Projected to Hit the Oil and Gas Industry Hardest
With the UK Bribery Act 2010 taking effect last Friday, we here at the Anticorruption Blog have decided to share a guest post we did for Forbes on the subject…
Subject to Inquiry
“Is my FCPA compliance good enough for the Bribery Act?”
By Government Investigations Group
We are often told, particularly by American clients, that their organisation is already FCPA compliant, "so isn't that enough for the Bribery Act?....what more do we need to do, if…
E2 Law Blog
The UK Bribery Act 2010 could have implications for US companies: Is your business ready for it?
By Caleb Holmes
The UK Bribery Act 2010 has implications for US companies conducting business in the United Kingdom.
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Jason Grant, The Star-Ledger, Ex-Jersey City deputy mayor's bribery appeal hinges on judge's instructionsDOJ Press Release, Miami Doctor Sentenced to 235 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud SchemeHuffPost Food, Tyson…