Topic
Corruption
838 published works
FCPA Professor
Following U.K. DPA, Company Executives Acquitted Of The Same Alleged Underlying Conduct
By Mike Koehler
A guest post today from Dan Stowers (Shoosmith LLP in London). ***** Michael Sorby was the first managing director to be prosecuted, and then found not guilty, following the conclusion…
McNees Auto Dealer Law Blog
Uber joins the ranks of transportation industry giants wrestling with corruption issues
Corruption in the transportation industry has been a problem for many years. From Volkswagen’s diesel scandal, to the most recent investigation into illegal payments made by Fiat Chrysler to United…
The Right Coast
Steve Hilton: China Is ‘Funding Biden Family Businesses’ with ‘Billions’
Hunter Biden Biden s second son secured $1 billion in financing from the Bank of China an arm of the Chinese government for a private equity firm founded by himself…
FCPA Professor
To Reduce Corruption, Just Put “Foreign Officials” On Scales
By Mike Koehler
As long as there has been corruption (that would be quite a while), well-intentioned societies and individuals have sought ways to reduce corruption as well as measure corruption. It turns…
The Faculty Lounge
There is An Important Difference between Influence and Bribery
My friend Shamus Khan, chair of the sociology department at Columbia, had an excellent oped in Sunday’s Washington Post, titled “How to Weasel Your Kid into an Elite College without…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
U.S. Obtains Over $25 Million in Forfeited Funds as Part of a Successful Effort to Root Out Fraud and Corruption in Government Contracting in Afghanistan
The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture case against assets owned by Hikmatullah Shadman that he wrongfully acquired as a government contractor in Afghanistan. Under…
ARBlog
How Far Do Tribunals Have a Duty to Investigate Corruption? The Kenyan High Court Has Its Word
By Thomas Kendra, Matt Coleman
It is twelve years since an ICSID tribunal dismissed World Duty Free’s claim against the Republic of Kenya for breach of a lease agreement signed in 1989. As is well…
SEC Actions
DOJ Corruption Charges Snare Hawaii Business Man, Foreign Official
While the government shutdown dragged on, the Courts and the Department of Justice continued to investigate and prosecute FCPA and related actions. One resulted in a guilty plea by a…
Energy & the Law
2018’s Bad Guys in Energy
I report herein on 2018's parade of reprobates, rapscallions and others generally lacking in moral hygiene. We reflect on a mother's love, corruption in Venezuela, a disloyal employee, stealing from friends, a disgraced politician, and the…
Food Safety News
Federal Police again arrest JBS shareholder Joesley Batista in Operation Carwash
By Dan Flynn
The controlling shareholder in Brazil's JBS S.A., which in turn owns Greeley, CO-based JBS USA, is once again in federal custody in Brazil. Federal Police returned former JBS Chairman…