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Robbinhood ransomware hacker pleads guilty to charges stemming from 2019 attack on Baltimore

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Sina Gholinejad, an Iranian hacker involved in the 2019 international extortion scheme against the City of Baltimore using the Robbinhood ransomware, pleaded guilty to computer fraud and wire fraud charges on Tuesday, May 27,...more

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McKinsey Company Pays $122 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations in South Africa (Part I of III)

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On December 5, 2024, DOJ announced a settlement with McKinsey and Company for $122 million for bribes paid to South African government officials to secure valuable consulting contracts....more

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TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations (Part I of IV)

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In yet another reminder of the scope of Justice Department enforcement powers, and an important demonstration of the risks of non-compliance, the Justice Department and relevant banking agencies announced a $3 billion...more

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TD Bank: Part 1-Money Laundering and the China Syndrome

Last week, representatives of the US government announced one of the largest sets of fines and penalties for failures in anti-money laundering ever laid down. It involved TD Bank N.A. and TD Bank US Holding Company. It was...more

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Trafigura Joins the FCPA Enforcement Club: Pleads Guilty and Pays Over $126 Million for Bribery Violations in Brazil (Part I of...

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On the heels of the Gunvor FCPA settlement for $661 million, DOJ announced its settlement with Trafigura, the latest commodities trading company to fall under DOJ’s FCPA Sweep against the industry.  Trafigura joined the list...more

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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

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The Gunvor FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 2 – The Bribery Schemes

We continue our exploration of the resolution of the FCPA enforcement action involving the Swiss trading firm Gunvor S.A. The enforcement action came in with a $661 million penalty against the company, which has pleaded...more

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The Gunvor FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 1-Introduction

In March 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resolution of a FCPA enforcement action involving the Swiss trading firm Gunvor S.A. The enforcement action comes in with a $661 million penalty against the...more

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Ericsson Settles Breach of 2019 FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement: Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $206 Million, and Extend...

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Ericsson, a multinational telecommunications company, based in Sweden, settled its breach of its 2019 Deferred Prosecution Agreement, agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $206 million penalty.  In 2019, Ericsson entered...more

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Catching Up with FCPA News

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DOJ closed out its FCPA enforcement year in 2022 with two significant settlements, the ABB and Honeywell cases.  Aside from these two big settlements, there was a flurry of other actions in the last quarter of 2022....more

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ABB – A Three-Time Loser – Settles FCPA Case for Bribery in South Africa for $315 Million (Part I of III)

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The Justice Department’s new Corporate Enforcement Policy and the heightened enforcement and compliance expectations were put to the test in its announcement of a $315 million settlement of bribery charges with ABB, a...more

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Antitrust Division Secures First Criminal Attempted Monopolization Guilty Plea in Decades

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In yet another indication of the renewed, aggressive antitrust enforcement program, the Justice Department recently announced the first attempted criminal monopolization case in decades — Nathan Nephi Zito, the president of a...more

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Bribery in the Pharmaceutical Industry — Avanir Pharma

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We always focus on foreign bribery — the FCPA and corporate bribery of foreign officials.  It is certainly a problem that undermines economic development and human rights. ...more

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No Agreement? No Worries: Justice Department Secures Historic Criminal Attempted Monopolization Conviction

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In yet another signal in support of the notion that “the era of lax enforcement is over, and the new era of vigorous and effective antitrust law enforcement has begun,” on October 31 the Antitrust Division of the Department...more

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Glencore Pleads Guilty and Resolves Foreign Bribery and Market Manipulation Charges — Pays Over $1.1 Billion (Part I of V)

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In a long-anticipated and major enforcement action, the Justice Department and the Commodities and Futures Exchange Commission resolved a sprawling investigation with Glencore  International A.G. and Glencore Ltd, a...more

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Allianz Global Hit With $6 Billion Fine And Portfolio Manager Indicted in Connection with Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme

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In a blockbuster settlement, DOJ unleashed its full power against Allianz Global and key portfolio managers responsible for a massive, long running fraud scheme involving a series of private investment funds managed by...more

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NatWest Markets Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $35 Million for Fraudulent “Spoofing” Scheme (Part I of II)

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The Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from NatWest Markets, the newly-named Royal Bank of Scotland, for trade manipulation, referred to as “spoofing,” in U.S. Treasury markets. The NatWest resolution reflected new...more

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Contech Engineered Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $8.5 Million for Bid-Rigging and Fraud

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The Antitrust Division has pushed bid-rigging and price-fixing prosecutions of government contractors.  It is long overdue – fraud enforcement has uncovered a number of bid-rigging and price-fixing schemes among government...more

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Julius Baer Bank Resolves Money Laundering Charges in FIFA Scandal and Pays Nearly $80 Million

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The Justice Department continues to pile up victories out of the world soccer FIFA federation bribery scandal.  Julius Baer Group, the Swiss banker, agreed to a three-year, deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) and to pay...more

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New Jersey Businessman Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violation

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In 2020, the Justice Department  brought criminal charges against 22 individuals in FCPA-related investigations.  While this was a decline from the two preceding years, COVID-19 had a dramatic impact on criminal FCPA...more

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HorrorFest 2020 Celebration: The Revenge of Frankenstein and the J&F FCPA Resolution

In this third edition of October HorrorFest 2020 celebration we consider the first Hammer film sequel (and second in the series) – The Revenge of Frankenstein which was released in 1958. It begins as the Curse of Frankenstein...more

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RNC Deputy Finance Chair Elliott Broidy to Plead Guilty to Foreign Agent Registration Act Conspiracy

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The former deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee and prominent fundraiser for President Trump has agreed to plead guilty with lobbying on behalf of Jho Low, an indicted and fugitive financier, who was...more

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HorrorFest 2020 Celebration – Hammer, Frankenstein and Final Thoughts on Sargeant Marine

Today, October 2, is the first Friday in October so I begin my annual month of Friday HorrorFest Film highlights. The great thing about this blog post series is that I get to re-watch these great old horror films. While I...more

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Sargeant Marine – The Individual Guilty Pleas

We rarely have seen a single Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action generate so many individual criminal pleas. The Sargeant Marine Inc. (Sargeant Marine) case is an exception. To date, there have been six...more

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Sargeant Marine – The Penalty

Recently we saw one of the most blatant cases of bribery and corruption brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the form of a guilty plea by Sargeant Marine Inc. (Sargeant Marine), an asphalt company, related to...more

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