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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: May 21, 2025, The I Want You Back Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 5: Ringo and The End – Microsoft FCPA Settlement – Part 4

Initially, it would not seem that much was new or different about the Microsoft FCPA enforcement action but through this exploration, I think some clear lessons have emerge. The first is around internal controls. Here there...more

The Volkov Law Group

Microsoft FCPA Settlement Underscores Third-Party Risks (Part II of III)

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Microsoft’s bribery and controls violations reflect significant risks facing companies that rely on distributor and reseller networks to sell their products.  Companies often enter and operate in emerging markets through...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 4: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Microsoft FCPA Settlement – Part 3

Continuing our use of great drum solos to consider the Microsoft Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action, today we consider what Microsoft did to obtain their result. We have previously considered the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Microsoft Pays DOJ and SEC $25 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations (Part I of III)

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Microsoft finally resolved its FCPA enforcement action with a whimper.  Notwithstanding prior suggestions that Microsoft’s investigation uncovered global conduct, Microsoft’s liability focused primarily on Microsoft’s conduct...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 3: Los Endos and Microsoft FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 2 – The Bribery Schemes

Microsoft Hungary agreed to pay approximately $8.5 million to the DOJ. Together with the amounts paid to the SEC in profit disgorgement, the total is just over $25 million. Microsoft Hungary received a 25% discount off the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Drum Solo Week 2-Moby Dick and Microsoft FCPA Enforcement Action-Part 1

“Microsoft’s subsidiary in Hungary provided discounts on software licenses to its resellers, distributors and other third parties. Instead of passing on the discounts to Microsoft’s government customers, the discounts were...more

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