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Bad Guys in Energy Paid the Piper in 2024

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As in every year, in 2024 the grinches of law enforcement brought financial and corporal misery to bad guys in energy. Here is a review of the crimes of only a few of the convicted, admitted and alleged bribsters, swindlers...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2024

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Implements New Corporate Whistleblower Plan to Accelerate Corporate Criminal Enforcement (Part I of II)

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DOJ is feeling the heat.  Corporate criminal enforcement numbers are down. in fairness, DOJ has been pushing individual criminal enforcement as an effective deterrent to corporate misconduct.  Criminal prosecutions, when done...more

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US Department of Justice Whistleblower Award Program Goes Live

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On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) released highly anticipated details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), with Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney...more

The Volkov Law Group

Gunvor Falls Under FCPA Axe and Agrees to Pay Criminal Penalty of $661 Million (Part I of III)

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You have to give the Justice Department credit — after two slow enforcement years, DOJ is starting off 2024 with a relative “bang;” first, DOJ reached a large settlement with SAP in January, and now, DOJ has reached a...more

Goodwin

2021 Year in Review: FCPA

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A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more

Hogan Lovells

Show me the money (laundering)! - SEA View, Article III: June 2019

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Our third SEA View article highlights the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) step-up in enforcement against corporate malfeasance and forecasts the longevity of this stance with upcoming leadership changes at...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Sam Rubenfeld, the Fourth Estate and the Fight Against Bribery and Corruption

Typical of his fashion, Sam Rubenfeld announced his departure from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Risk and Compliance Journal via Twitter. If there was one person who mastered the intricacies of Twitter it was Sam. Moreover,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Goldman Sachs, 1MDB and Initial Lessons Learned

This week I have been considering the new developments in the long-running 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. These developments include a guilty plea by a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs) banker in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Farewell to Dr. Z: A Guilty Plea and Two Indictments in 1MDB

In a three-count Indictment, another Goldman Sachs employee, Roger Ng, was charged with conspiracy to violate the FCPA and money-laundering. Ng was arrested in Singapore and will presumably be transported to the US to stand...more

The Volkov Law Group

Goldman Sachs and the 1MDB Criminal Prosecutions

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The 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (“1MDB scandal”) has been making headlines for the past few years. The turning point for US prosecutors was the cooperation of Malaysian law enforcement and the corruption allegations...more

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The SFC's enforcement priorities for 2018

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In late February, the SFC published its Enforcement Reporter setting out its enforcement priorities and approaches for 2018. The SFC emphasized its enhanced cross-divisional collaborative approach with more targeted...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Takeaways: Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China

On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement...more

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