Topic
Corruption
838 published works
The Right Coast
Obama and his Gang of Untouchables – American Greatness
The term The Untouchables referred not to the Chicago mafia but to Eliot Ness incorruptible gang of cops. In the Obama era, however, that term is flipped on its head.…
The Right Coast
Starting fee for closing case against Burisma, Biden family was $50 million Kulyk
The initial bribe to close the case against Burisma was $50 million, not $6 million, former senior prosecutor of the Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) Kostiantyn Kulyk said on Monday…
The Right Coast
Trump offered ‘personal favors to dictators he liked’, says book | Daily Mail Online
ohn Bolton's bombshell memoir contains new instances of alleged misconduct by President Trump including agreeing to back off criminal probes as 'personal favors' to certain dictators.The book also contains a…
FCPA Professor
No Surprise – Peace And Corruption Correlate
By Mike Koehler
Who knew there was such a thing called the “Global Peace Index,” but here it is. Published by The Institute for Economics & Peace, the GPI recognizes that “peace is…
FCPA Professor
Scrutiny Alerts And Updates
By Mike Koehler
This post highlights scrutiny alerts and updates regarding ABB Ltd. and former Florida congressman David Rivera. ABB As highlighted in this prior post, in early 2017 it was reported that ABB (a…
The Faculty Lounge
James Madison and Citizens United
I have posted to SSRN my new article, which is titled "James Madison, Citizens United, and the Constitutional Problem of Corruption." The American University Law Review is publishing it this…
Triage Health Law
Business Integrity: Maintaining Transparency and Accountability Through the COVID-19 Crisis
"As countries face undeniable emergencies, concentration of power, derogation of rights and freedoms, and as large amounts of money are infused into the economy to alleviate the crisis, corruption risks…
FCPA Professor
The OECD Working Group On Bribery Is “Going To Examine The Possible Impact And Consequences Of The Coronavirus Pandemic On Foreign Bribery”
By Mike Koehler
It is fair to say that the current COVID-19 crisis has the ability to potentially impact pretty much anything in the world at this point. Recently the OECD Working Group…
FCPA Professor
Do We Really Need C = T – O To Tell Us Things We Already Likely Know?
By Mike Koehler
I recently came across Risk Advisory’s Corruption Challenges Index. My reaction to the Corruption Challenges Index is the same as my reaction to other rankings of corruption published by for profit companies:…
International Compliance Blog
The FCPA’s Arm Remains Long: Recent Developments in FCPA Jurisdiction over Non-US Defendants
By Brittany Prelogar, Yasmin Almeida
On February 26, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut partially overturned the jury conviction of Lawrence Hoskins in United States v. Hoskins, acquitting the defendant of…