White Collar Crimes, Telecommunications, Guilty Pleas

The White Collar Appeal: Fourth Circuit Chips Away at Ciminelli, Closes Its Eyes to Cleveland

Quinn Emanuel on 9/4/2025

In the United States, a nonprofit called the American Registry for Internet Numbers (“ARIN”) is responsible for the assignment of IP addresses, the unique identifiers assigned to each device that connects to the Internet....more

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

The Volkov Law Group on 3/7/2023

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

FCPA Predictions for 2020 (Part III of III)

The Volkov Law Group on 1/9/2020

It is time to break out the crystal ball for FCPA 2020 Predictions. In preparing for this, I always rely on my past admiration of Carnac the Magnificent....more

FCPA 2019: A Record Year in Enforcement and Compliance (Part I of III)

The Volkov Law Group on 1/7/2020

Happy New Year!! In the FCPA arena, 2019 was a record year – in enforcement and compliance. Many continuing trends are becoming more than trends – meaning they are turning into established practices....more

Ericsson Agrees To Pay Over USD $1 Billion To Settle FCPA Charges

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/3/2020

On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more

Ericsson Pays $1 Billion for Systemic FCPA Violations (Part I of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 12/10/2019

The Sweden-based telecommunications company, Ericsson, agreed to a pay a total of $1 billion (yes, billion with a “B”) for FCPA violations. Ericsson entered into settlement agreements with DOJ and the SEC. Ericsson agreed...more