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DOJ Issues New FCPA Declination: Boston Consulting Group Pays $14.4 Million

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The Justice Department is encouraging companies to voluntarily disclose criminal violations — “Come in and confess” and DOJ offers promises of a declination.  But even a declination comes with a requirement — the company has...more

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Lafarge and Syrian Subsidiary Pay $778 Million in Fines and Forfeiture for Supporting ISIS Terrorist Organization

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The Justice Department continues to push an aggressive agenda against businesses.  It is committed to demonstrating its resolve to prosecute companies and individuals from the business community.  Whether it is antitrust,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Top Five Department of Justice FCPA Enforcement Actions in 2019

Welcome to the 2020’s. The past decade helped shape both Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement and corporate compliance programs. 2019 FCPA enforcements bore out many of the developments from the preceding years of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Rolls-Royce Global Enforcement Action: Part I

When most people across the globe think of Rolls-Royce, one word comes to mind – excellence. Yet that image largely relates to Rolls-Royce Limited, the automobile manufacturer, which was founded in 1909. Just a few years...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Teva FCPA Enforcement Action-Part I

Just when you were thinking things could not get any bigger after the Odebrecht/Braskem Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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SEC Cracks Down on Charitable Contributions under the FCPA - Best Practices In Light of Recent SEC Enforcement

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For the first time, the Securities and Exchange Commission has brought an FCPA enforcement action premised entirely on a one-time charitable contribution. On September 20, 2016, the SEC announced a settled FCPA...more

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Lessons Learned from Nu Skin

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The enforcement action against manufacturer Nu Skin Enterprises highlights the risks of making charitable donations in high-risk countries without conducting meaningful anticorruption due diligence....more

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Three Key Takeaways from the Nu Skin FCPA Settlement for a Corrupt Charitable Donation

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In a rare enforcement action, the SEC settled an FCPA enforcement action for $766,000 for a charitable donation of $154,000 to improperly influence a high-ranking Chiese Communist party official to prevent a provincial agency...more

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