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Bribery
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New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Former NJDOC Official Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery, Attempted Extortion Charges
As reported by nj.com, former Department of Corrections’ official Lydell Sherrer pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and attempted extortion today in federal court. Sherrer is accused of taking…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
UK Bribery Act – The SFO fires a warning shot over jurisdiction
By Rosanne Kay
This post was also written by Simon Hart. The Director of the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has recently articulated a robust interpretation of the SFO’s jurisdiction under the UK’s Bribery…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Former Senior Officials Plead Guilty In Latinode Bribe Case
Juan Pablo Vasquez and Manuel Caceres, both former senior executives of Miami-based Latin Node, Inc. (Latinode) recently pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay bribes to government officials in Honduras. These…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Food for Thought
India is no stranger to hunger strikes being used as a form of non-violent resistance. Perhaps the most famous example of this is that of Gandhi during his protest against…
Employment Law Worldview
The UK Bribery Act – a whole new ball game?
Putting a bus squarely through the proposition that justice must not just be done but be seen to be done, FIFA announced on Monday that it would not be initiating…
Food Safety News
China Probes Bribery, Lax Food Safety Enforcement
According to the state-run Xinjua news agency, China's Supreme Peoples court issued an order over the weekend stating violations of food safety that cause fatalities should result in death sentences…
Subject to Inquiry
Bribery Act and other fraud risks – the Ernst & Young 2011 survey
By Government Investigations Group
If justification for investing in your organisation's defences and safeguards against a damaging and costly prosecution were ever needed, here it is in this report.
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC & Tenaris Enter DPA over FCPA Allegations
On May 17 the SEC announced that for the first time it has entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Tenaris S.A. The agreement with Tenaris involves allegations that the global…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
First Jury Verdict Rendered Against FCPA Corporate Defendant
Last week, corporate defendant Lindsey Manufacturing, Inc. (“Lindsey Manufacturing”) was convicted of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for allegedly bribing and conspiring to bribe representatives of a state-owned…
Subject to Inquiry
Facilitation payments – to pay or not to pay: a difficult question?
By Government Investigations Group
Small, one off payments are, on their own, unlikely to attract the attention of the SFO. While there is no de minimis limit in the Bribery Act and therefore no…