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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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DOJ Charges Two Austrian Bankers with Money Laundering as Part of Massive Odebrecht Bribery Scheme

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The Department of Justice is starting to launch its FCPA enforcement profile after a brief lull in DOJ’s transition to a new administration.  This enforcement lull occurred in the transition to the prior administration in...more

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J&F Investmentos FCPA Settlement: Lessons Learned (Part IV of V)

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J&F Investmentos (“J&F”) FCPA settlement presents a number of important lessons learned.  While the bribery scheme was brazen and involved a large amount of money, the techniques and warning signs must have been fairly...more

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Civil Forfeiture of Real Estate to Fight Money Laundering: A Round-Up

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Second of Two Posts on Evolving Issues Regarding Real Estate and Money Laundering - In our last post, we blogged on a major regulatory tool to combat the use of real estate as a potential vehicle for money laundering: the...more

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DOJ Charges Two Sons of Former Panama President Martinelli with Participation in Odebrecht Bribery Scheme in Panama

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DOJ announced the arrest of two individuals, Luis Martinelli Linares and Ricardo Martinelli Linares, who are the sons of the former President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli) for their role in funneling $28 million in bribes to...more

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Update: First Defendant Pleads and Agrees to Cooperate in $1.2 Billion Alleged Venezuelan Laundering Scheme

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As we have blogged, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida is pursuing charges against eight individuals for allegedly conspiring to launder $1.2 billion embezzled from a Venezuelan...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Chaucer, the Canterbury Tales and Shell Companies

According to Samuel Rubenfeld, reporting in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Risk & Compliance Journal, “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers that he wants to make corporate ownership information available to law...more

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DOJ Settles Follow-On FCPA Case: Transport Logistics Pays $2 Million Penalty

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Last week, the Justice Department announced its first FCPA enforcement action in 2018 – a follow-on settlement from prior FCPA enforcement actions centering on a bribery scheme involving a Russian government official from a...more

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Settlement with Swedish Telecom Giant Falls Just Short of First $1 Billion FCPA Resolution

In September, the U.S. government announced a nearly $1 billion FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) settlement with the Swedish telecommunications company Telia. The total monetary payment in this global resolution makes it...more

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Red Flags Squelch Corrupt PDVSA Deal

As the Petrobras corruption scandal seems to be going strong, we turn our attention to what may be the most corrupt of all the national energy companies, the Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA)....more

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