- In Presidential Proclamation 10060, announced on August 6, 2020, President Trump reinstated a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum from Canada under the Section 232 of the Trade...more
8/17/2020
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Canada ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
- On April 18, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order authorizing temporary deferral of certain duty payments, which CBP implemented via a Temporary Final Rule on April 20, 2020
- Importers of record who have...more
IN THIS ISSUE
• Anticorruption Developments
• Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement
• Export Control and Sanctions Developments
• Global Investigations Resources
• Writing and Speaking...more
2/26/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Due Process ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Imports ,
Indictments ,
ITAR ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Red Notices ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smuggling ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblowers
- President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 9980 on January 24, 2020, expanding the product scope of existing tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain articles of aluminum and...more
2/10/2020
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations -
On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more
9/9/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Appeals ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
False Statements ,
Fines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ,
General Licenses ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Huawei ,
Indictments ,
Internal Investigations ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
ITSR ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Money Laundering ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Plea Agreements ,
Settlement ,
SFO ,
Smuggling ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Evasion ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
World Bank
• Following a setback in U.S.-China trade negotiations, the USTR has increased the Section 301 List 3 additional duty rate on $200 billion of Chinese-origin products from 10% to 25% (the rate already in effect for $50 billion...more
5/14/2019
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exclusions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Notice and Comment ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
• Late on Friday, December 21, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) quietly announced that it has granted the first product exclusions for products covered by “List 1” of the Section 301 tariffs, effective...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Announces Pursuing Individuals Will be a “Top Priority” for Corporate Enforcement Actions -
On November 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod J....more
12/7/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
China ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Internal Controls ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
• The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would increase Mexico’s and Canada’s de minimis thresholds for express shipments to $117 USD and $150 CAD for duty-free entry, respectively, and $50 USD and $40 CAD for...more
10/26/2018
/ Canada ,
Common Carriers ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Duty Free ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Shipping ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations -
On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
10/2/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arms Export Control Act ,
Books & Records ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CAATSA ,
CEOs ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Comment Period ,
Consent Order ,
Corporate Fines ,
Country of Origin ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform (ECR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Interference in US Elections ,
General Licenses ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Indictments ,
Investigations ,
ITSR ,
List of Specified Persons (LSP) ,
Manufacturers ,
Mining ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Comment ,
Real Estate Brokers ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Remand ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
SFO ,
Testimony ,
Trump Administration ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
$34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason -
On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more
9/6/2018
/ 3-D Technology ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Appeals ,
Berry Amendment ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Declination ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
Former Employee ,
General Licenses ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Imports ,
Insurance Contracts ,
Internal Investigations ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Licensing Rules ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Data ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Probationary Period ,
Racketeering ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
SFO ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
The Wassenaar Arrangement ,
Trade Agreements Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/13/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/13/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/11/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/11/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/4/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million -
On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. a...more
2/13/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CAATSA ,
Cease and Desist ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electronic Devices ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Former Employee ,
Furniture Industry ,
Imports ,
Intercompany Transactions ,
International Banks ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Mail Fraud ,
NAFTA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Search & Seizure ,
Section 201 ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Shareholders ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Transfer Pricing ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
Vendors ,
Venezuela ,
Wire Fraud ,
WTO
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million -
On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. a...more
2/13/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CAATSA ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electronic Devices ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Former Employee ,
Furniture Industry ,
Imports ,
Intercompany Transactions ,
International Banks ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Mail Fraud ,
NAFTA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Search & Seizure ,
Section 201 ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Shareholders ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Transfer Pricing ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
Vendors ,
Venezuela ,
Wire Fraud ,
WTO
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million -
On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd....more
2/5/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CAATSA ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electronic Devices ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Former Employee ,
Furniture Industry ,
Imports ,
Intercompany Transactions ,
International Banks ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Mail Fraud ,
NAFTA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Search & Seizure ,
Section 201 ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Shareholders ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Transfer Pricing ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
Vendors ,
Venezuela ,
Wire Fraud ,
WTO
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Keppel Offshore Reaches Deal with DOJ and Guilty Plea by Counsel Unsealed –
On December 22, 2017, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM), a Singapore based company that operates shipyards and...more
1/9/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bitcoin ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Colombia ,
Corruption ,
Cuba ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Securities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Ecuador ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Human Rights ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Magnitsky Act ,
National Security ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Peru ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFO ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
US Department of State ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Keppel Offshore Reaches Deal with DOJ and Guilty Plea by Counsel Unsealed –
On December 22, 2017, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM), a Singapore based company that operates shipyards and...more
1/9/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bitcoin ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Colombia ,
Corruption ,
Cuba ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Securities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Ecuador ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Human Rights ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Magnitsky Act ,
National Security ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Peru ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFO ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
US Department of State ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Keppel Offshore Reaches Deal with DOJ and Guilty Plea by Counsel Unsealed –
On December 22, 2017, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM), a Singapore based company that operates shipyards...more
1/2/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bitcoin ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Colombia ,
Corruption ,
Cuba ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Securities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Ecuador ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Human Rights ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Magnitsky Act ,
National Security ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Peru ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFO ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
US Department of State ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
SBM Offshore N.V. Agrees to Pay $238 Million to Resolve DOJ FCPA Enforcement Action -
On November 29, 2017, SBM Offshore N.V. (SBM), a Netherlands based company specializing in the...more
12/1/2017
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Blocked Entities ,
Bribery ,
CAATSA ,
Corruption ,
Credit Cards ,
Cuba ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Decertification ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Extraction Payment Disclosure Rule ,
Extractive Industry Transparency Rule ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Jones Act ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFO ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Venezuela ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts –
On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more
11/2/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Civil Liability ,
Comment Period ,
Conspiracies ,
Construction Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Germany ,
Imports ,
Indictments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Latin America ,
Money Laundering ,
New Guidance ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
SAP SE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
South Africa ,
South Korea ,
Sudan ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Syria ,
Travel Act ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
Alere Inc. Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action -
On September 28, 2017, Alere Inc. (“Alere”), a Massachusetts based manufacturer of medical diagnostic...more
10/10/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Consent Agreements ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
ITAR ,
NCAA ,
North Korea ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Retailers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Semiconductors ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Customs ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers