Corruption, Enforcement Actions, Public Officials

New York Note: Update on Mayor Adams

Cozen O'Connor on 2/19/2025

Last Monday, the Justice Department directed federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to dismiss the pending charges against Mayor Adams without prejudice and restore his security clearance. Mayor Adams...more

Deutsche Bank Settles FCPA Case with SEC for $16 Million for Hiring Relatives of Public Officials

The Volkov Law Group on 9/5/2019

If there ever was a poster-child for reputational damage for a financial institution, Deutsche Bank would be the first and only candidate. Talk about a bank that is in trouble and continues to fall under government scrutiny....more

Second Circuit Affirms FCPA Conviction of Ng Lap Seng and Rejects Application of Supreme Court’s McDonnell Decision to FCPA

The Volkov Law Group on 9/4/2019

In an interesting decision, well worth a read, on August 9, 2019, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Ng Lap Seng’s appeal of his 2017 conviction for bribery of united Nationals officials. ...more

Global Legal Insights: Bribery & Corruption, 2018 - China

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/11/2017

China has had strong anti-corruption laws for many years. On 1 January 1980, the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC Criminal Law”), containing the criminal offences of bribery and corruption, came into...more

The SEC’s Continuing Refinement of Internal Controls Enforcement

The Volkov Law Group on 12/12/2016

My good friend and colleague, Tom Fox, has written an interesting post on the SEC’s recent United Airlines settlement for $2.4 million for domestic bribery. As Tom has noted, the interesting aspect of the SEC’s enforcement...more

United Airlines Settles with SEC for Side-Stepping Its Own Anti-Corruption Controls: Management Override for a Ride Over to South...

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 12/8/2016

In a settlement highlighting the need for public companies to implement – and adhere to – effective internal controls, United Airlines “United” recently paid a $2.4 million civil penalty to the Securities and Exchange...more

The Chairman’s Flight and the US Corrupt Practices Act

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 12/7/2016

Earlier this week a most interesting non-Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) bribery and corruption enforcement, actions was announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It involved a clear quid pro quo benefit...more

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