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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Ahsani’s Information – The Fraudulently Obtained Certifications

This week I am mining the guilty pleas of the former Unaoil Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Cyrus Ahsani, and former Chief Operations Officer (COO), Saman Ahsani, for what they might mean for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Panalpina Settlement Day Record May Finally Be Broken: The Unaoil Execs Guilty Pleas

Nine years ago today, on November 4, 2010, was Panalpina Settlement Day which made history for the single largest number of companies to simultaneously settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)-related violations. It was...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Rolls Royce in America – Four Guilty Pleas and an Indictment

For those who might have wondered if the Sessions Justice Department (DOJ) was going to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), that question seems to have been answered in the affirmative. In September, the DOJ and...more

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