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Corruption
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Analysis of McDonnell Opinion
By Ellen Podgor
The Fourth Circuit's opinion in U.S. v. McDonnell, former governor of Virginia, raises several interesting questions. I will focus on two items in this analysis: 1) what constitutes an "official act" for…
The D&O Diary
Another U.S. Securities Suit Arising from Overseas Corruption Investigation
In an earlier post, I noted that a significant factor driving securities litigation filings so far this year has been the rising number of U.S. securities lawsuits involving non-U.S. companies.…
Red Notice Law Journal
INTERPOL suspends FIFA donation funds, but what happens to the money now, and what happens to INTERPOL?
INTERPOL is shocked, shocked, to find that FIFA might be connected to corrupt activity. Last week, I addressed INTERPOL's listing of several individuals who are wanted for prosecution by the…
Red Notice Law Journal
FIFA and INTERPOL, together again- U.S. charges FIFA officials and obtains Red Notices against them
Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know that FIFA has been dealing with a scandal lately: the U.S. government has charged multiple individuals with ties to FIFA…
The D&O Diary
Thinking About the FIFA Bribery Scandal
The U.S. Department of Justice’s blockbuster announcement in late May that U.S. prosecutors have indicted fourteen defendants on corruption charges involving activities of the International Federation of Football (FIFA) and…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report — May 2015
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government…
Land Use Prof Blog
“Largest bribe ever accepted by a public official” to fix land use decisions in a California city gets sentencing
From the US DOJ press release [link corrected] of June 1:In a case stemming from what is believed to be the largest bribe ever accepted by a public official in an undercover…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
FIFA Indictment Passes on Jurisdiction, Fails on Obstruction
Yesterday I skimmed through the FIFA indictment referred to by my colleague Lucian Dervan on May 26, 2015 ("FIFA Officials Facing Corruption Charges"), primarily to determine how the government justified…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Will FIFA Get A Red Card?
By BDG
Here at L&E Prof Blog, we know that we're not your first stop on the internet. So we assume you know about those crooked, crooked FIFA officials. We're shocked, too...rumors…
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Buckle Up Soccer Fans—The FIFA takedown is Just Getting Started
The Swiss and U.S. Justice Departments dealt a crippling blow to FIFA yesterday with a whopping 14 indictments of the soccer organization’s executives. And though it’ll be years before we…