Schlagwort-Archive: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

FCPA: Boeing and the Conduct of Due Diligence on Sub-Suppliers

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) act has language which makes illegal a direct or indirect act which might be used to obtain or retain business from prohibited parties. This has caused companies to begin to look at their suppliers … Weiterlesen

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

FCPA Year-In-Review: Developments Of 2012 And Predictions For 2013: Link zum Artikel  

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ILR: Wal-Mart Counters Bribery Allegations in India

Wall Street Journal | Dec 12, 2012 India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is sticking by its allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s routine disclosure of lobbying activities in the U.S.  is tantamount to bribery. Read more: Wal-Mart Counters Bribery Allegations in … Weiterlesen

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SEC v Deutsche Telekom

SEC Says Former Magyar Execs Hurt U.S. Investors in FCPA Case WSJ.com Corruption Currents | Dec 07, 2012 The Securities and Exchange Commission fired back at three former executives of a Hungarian unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, arguing that a … Weiterlesen

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Justice Dept. Issues Guidance on Overseas Bribes

New York Times | Nov 15, 2012 With billions of dollars in potential fines and foreign investment in the balance, the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday released long-awaited guidance on how prosecutors interpret and enforce … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: The Dog Bite Defense and Your FCPA Compliance Program

As most readers of this blog know, I am a recovering trial lawyer. I almost always acted as defense counsel for corporations in my trial lawyer career. In the trial lawyer world, there are four recognized defenses to any claim … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: Doomsayers Proven Wrong Yet Again-Gifts and Entertainment Under the Bribery Act

‘We are not interested in that sort of case. We are interested in hearing that a large company has mysteriously come second in bidding for a big contract. The sort of bribery we would be investigating would not be tickets … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: How Do You Change an Unhealthy Compliance Culture?

Amüsant geschrieben und sehr lesenswert. What is a healthy culture and how do you change an unhealthy culture? I have always thought that baseball was a simple game: you throw the ball; you hit the ball; you catch the ball. … Weiterlesen

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FCPA Guidance to Be Released by October 2012

WSJ.com Corruption Currents | Aug 30, 2012 The U.S. government will release long-awaited guidance on its enforcement of a foreign bribery law ahead of a meeting of international anti-corruption experts  in October, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Penn State, the Freeh Report and Implications for the FCPA Compliance Practitioner

The Freeh Report was released last week. It detailed a series of actions and inactions taken by officials at Penn State University (Penn State) which allowed Jerry Sandusky to continue his abuse of young boys from at least 1998 up … Weiterlesen

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