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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 Compliance Lessons Learned from the Telefónica Venezolana FCPA Enforcement Action

Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a resolution of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefónica Venezolana, the Venezuelan subsidiary of Telefónica S.A. (Telefónica)...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

TD Bank: Part 1-Money Laundering and the China Syndrome

Last week, representatives of the US government announced one of the largest sets of fines and penalties for failures in anti-money laundering ever laid down. It involved TD Bank N.A. and TD Bank US Holding Company. It was...more

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Wax On, Wane Not: Corporate Investigations and Enforcement Actions are on the Rise at DOJ

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Every national election cycle, we are reminded that presidential administrations drive the trajectory of white-collar civil and criminal enforcement priorities. Halfway through President Biden’s first term, in 2022, Attorney...more

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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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U.K. Parliament Giving Whistleblower Protections a Fresh Review

Recent legislative developments in the United Kingdom, public remarks from the new director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and recent parliamentary hearings on the Post Office Horizon scandal put a spotlight on...more

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Albemarle FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 1 – Background

Last week, Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle), a publicly traded specialty chemicals manufacturing company headquartered in North Carolina, agreed to pay more than $218 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Department...more

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Albemarle Settles DOJ and SEC FCPA Cases for $218 Million (Part I of III)

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Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle), a specialty chemicals manufacturing company located in Charlotte, North Carolina, agreed to pay more than $218 million to settle FCPA investigations with DOJ and the SEC stemming from...more

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How to Build a Compliance Compensation System (Part I of II)

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The Justice Department’s recent revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Program and its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs stressed the importance of compensations systems and consequence management.  The theoretical...more

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Oracle Joins Ranks of FCPA Recidivists: Settles SEC Case for $23 Million (Part I of II)

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Oracle Corporation settled its second FCPA case in ten years.  Oracle agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries in Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates maintained slush funds to bribe...more

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DOJ and SEC Secure $41 Million Settlement from Brazilian Airline for FCPA Violations (Part I of II)

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The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission reached a $41 million settlement with GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GOL”) to resolve criminal and civil foreign bribery charges....more

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United Bank Risk Officer Agrees to $450k Penalty for AML Compliance Failures

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Compliance professionals face extraordinary risks – not just for the enterprise but personal risks.  CCOs should not panic or overreact when the government brings an enforcement action against a compliance officer for a...more

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

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

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

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Billion Dollar Baby: Ericsson FCPA Enforcement Action - Part 4: The Double Whammy in Penalties

Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more

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Korean Engineering Company Fined $75 Million Over Alleged Foreign Bribery Scheme In Brazil

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On November 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) with a Korean engineering company (“SHI”) to settle allegations of Foreign...more

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Lessons Learned from the Samsung FCPA Enforcement Action

Last week, another Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) case was resolved. It involved Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited (SHI), a South Korea-based engineering company that provides shipbuilding, offshore platform...more

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Samsung Agrees to Pay $75 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations (Part I of II)

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Samsung Heavy Industries agreed with the Justice Department to pay $75 million to settle FCPA charges. Under a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), Samsung agreed to filing of a criminal information in the Eastern...more

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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

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Standard Chartered Bank’s Continuing Culture Challenges and Sanctions Compliance (Part II of III)

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Standard Chartered Bank certainly has its troubles. You know a company is in trouble, however, when it breathes a sigh of relief after paying nearly $1.1 billion in fines and penalties and compares itself to BNP Paribas, the...more

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Farewell to Marty Balin; the Petrobras FCPA Enforcement Action: Part I

This blog post will begin a multi-part exploration of the Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Petrobras) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. The action was a stunning reminder of the costs of endemic...more

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FCPA Recidivists: Orthofix (Part II of II)

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In its continuing quest to push the message of aggressive FCPA enforcement, the SEC resolved FCPA charges against Orthofix, a medical device company, for $6 million in penalties and disgorgement. In a related action, the SEC...more

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Badda Bing, Badda Boom!! — DOJ and SEC Make 2016 a Record Year for FCPA Enforcement (Part I of III)

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We begin the New Year with a three-part series on the FCPA: (1) A review of FCPA enforcement in 2016; (2) Trends from 2016 FCPA enforcement; and (3) Predictions for FCPA enforcement in 2017....more

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Aggressive Remediation: Embraer and JP Morgan

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There is no question that the Justice Department has raised compliance program expectations in a number of areas. Whatever you may think about the efficacy or fairness of the FCPA Pilot Program, the Justice Department has...more

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JPMorgan Sons and Daughters FCPA Enforcement Action, Part III-St. Mark’s Revealed

This week I am exploring the JP Morgan Chase (JPM) and its subsidiary, JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPM-APAC), (collectively ‘the company’) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action which...more

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JPMorgan Sons and Daughters FCPA Enforcement Action: Part I – Venice and Fog

JP Morgan Chase (JPM) and its subsidiary, JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPM-APAC) resolved its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matter last week, obtaining a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) from the...more

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