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Corruption
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FCPA Professor
Judge Orders Adani To Answer Two Questions
By Mike Koehler
In 2024, the DOJ criminally charged various individuals in connection with an alleged Indian bribery scheme. (See here for the prior post). Gautam Adani, and others, were charged with securities fraud conspiracy…
FCPA Professor
Hobson Sentencing Rescheduled As New Counsel Takes Over
By Mike Koehler
As discussed here, in February Charles Hunter Hobson (who served in a variety of roles at Corsa Coal from 2013 to 2018) was found guilty by a jury for various Foreign…
The Justice Gap
Who counts as a victim of corruption? The UK High Court is about to decide
On 7 and 8 July, the High Court in London will hear a case that asks a deceptively simple question: are workers who lose their jobs as a direct result…
Simple Justice
A Call To Gianni, A Team Tainted
My running joke is that soccer (futball for you purists) is the favorite sport of people who feel baseball is too exciting. I don’t hate soccer. I just don’t like…
FCPA Professor
Judge In Adani Case Says Not So Fast
By Mike Koehler
In 2024, the DOJ criminally charged various individuals in connection with an alleged Indian bribery scheme. (See here for the prior post). Gautam Adani (a citizen of India and founder of the…
Legal Bites
Investigative Delay Is Not a Standalone Ground to Nullify Corruption FIRs: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court’s decision in Rajesh Kakar v. State of Himachal Pradesh & another is a significant reaffirmation of a principle that courts across India have increasingly emphasised…
JURIST
South Africa president challenges corruption report in court amid ‘Farmgate’ scandal
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa filed a claim in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday, challenging a panel report alleging he violated the constitution during his “Farmgate” scandal. In 2020,…
The Southern District of Florida Blog
Alex Saab: Former Venezuelan Minister of Industry To Be Tried in the District
By jordic-martnez-cidsdfla-blogspot-com
By Jordi C. Martinez-Cid Alex Saab, a long-time ally of Nicholas Maduro, was extradited from Venezuela and had his first appearance before Magistrate Judge Fulgueira Elfenbein last week. She ordered…
JURIST
China military court hands down suspended death sentence to former defense ministers accused of corruption
A Chinese military court on Thursday sentenced two former defense ministers to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, marking the heaviest penalties imposed on senior military officials since President…
Legal Bites
Hostile Witness Testimony Can Be Relied Upon If Found Credible: Supreme Court
The evidentiary value of a hostile witness has long been a contentious issue in criminal jurisprudence. Courts often face the challenge of determining whether testimony given by such witnesses, who…