Topic
International Corruption
7 published works
International Trade Law
Treasury’s OFAC Announces Magnitsky Designations for Two Former Afghan Government Officials
By Andrew J. Schlegel, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Sophie Davis
On December 11, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”)’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced sanctions against two former Afghan government officials, Mir Rahman Rahmani and his son, Ajmal…
FCPA Professor
Short Seller Believes That Ormat Technologies Is Engaged In “Widespread And Systematic Acts Of International Corruption”
By Mike Koehler
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act scrutiny can arise in a variety of ways. Although not common, occasionally (see here for a prior example) a short seller (generally speaking an investor hoping…
FCPA Professor
French Minister Of Justice Releases Guidelines To Fight International Corporate Corruption
By Mike Koehler
A guest post today from Paris-based Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner attorneys Cécile Terret and David Père. On 2 June 2020, French Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet released guidelines to prosecutors setting…
FCPA Professor
Six Years After Being Charged In Connection With Conduct That Took Place Approximately 15 Years Ago, Hoskins Finally Goes To Trial
By Mike Koehler
In 2013, the DOJ criminally charged Lawrence Hoskins (a United Kingdom national and former senior vice president for the Asia region for France-based Alstom) with conspiracy to violate the FCPA’s…
FCPA Professor
Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons For Combating Corruption In The Americas
By Mike Koehler
Recently, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing titled “Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas” in reference to the 2016 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related…
Money Laundering Watch
Indictment Alleges Former Credit Suisse Bankers Conspired to Circumvent the Bank’s Internal Controls in $2 Billion International Corruption and Money Laundering Scheme
Former Bankers Allegedly Concealed “Master of Kickbacks” from Internal Compliance Department [caption id="attachment_4678" align="aligncenter" width="656"] Sculpture on top of Credit Suisse headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland[/caption] A detailed indictment unsealed on…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Director of South Korea’s Earthquake Research Center Convicted of Money Laundering in Million Dollar Bribe Scheme
The Director of South Korea’s Earthquake Research Center at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) was convicted yesterday following a four-day jury trial of laundering bribes that he…