Deutsche Bank to comply with Trump-related subpoenas

A US federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a request from President Donald Trump to block Deutsche Bank from complying with congressional subpoenas seeking his financial records.

Bosch settles Dieselgate investigation for €90 million

Technology supplier Bosch agreed to pay a €90 million fine to settle a German emissions-related investigation into the company.

NGO wants independence for Germany’s public prosecutor’s offices

A recent recommendation by a CJEU advocate general in an EAW case has renewed calls to end the German justice ministers’ powers to direct public prosecutors in investigations.

DOJ interviews aviation expert for six hours in Boeing probe

A former Boeing engineer questioned by the US Justice Department about the aircraft manufacturer’s troubled 737 Max model has spoken to GIR about the interview.
Judge McMahon’s “outsourcing” of investigations judgment: top five takeaways

GIR speaks to lawyers about US District Judge Colleen McMahon’s comments that she was “deeply troubled” by the practice of outsourcing investigations to private law firms and their potential impact on how probes are structured in the future.
Argentinian prosecutors: “Speak now or go to jail tonight”

Prosecutors in Argentina are increasingly threatening individuals with pre-trial detention to get them to disclose evidence in corruption cases, a local practitioner has said.

Bribery lawsuit sparked by short-seller report fails

A California federal judge has shot down a lawsuit that was borne out of allegations of corruption in Albania made by a short-seller.

Guaidó wades into PDVSA restitution battle, fires Maduro-backed lawyers

The US-backed interim Venezuelan government has sought to hijack the Maduro regime’s bid for restitution in a PDVSA corruption case brought by DOJ prosecutors.

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Comment & analysis

Too big to care? What should Big Tech learn from banking?

Tech companies need to implement effective compliance programmes to avoid increasing regulatory scrutiny and fines that could far exceed those imposed on banks following the financial crisis, Forensic Risk Alliance partner Rob Mason and director Simon Taylor argue.

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Community

Counsel Watch

A round up of lawyers and firms working on the biggest cases, including counsel to the Trump Organisation in its attempt to block Deutsche Bank from complying with congressional subpoenas and lawyers representing former Danske Bank executives caught up in the money laundering scandal.

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Interviews

Catherine Razzano: “Don’t let perfection get in the way of progress”

The VP and chief ethics and compliance officer at Panasonic Avionics Corporation talks to GIR about the advice she’d have given herself ahead of her current...

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