US authorities find familiar names behind SEC hack
US authorities have blamed a 2016 breach of the SEC’s corporate announcement database on a hacking duo responsible for several similar attacks in recent years.
Barclays trio conspired to manipulate Euribor, court hears
The prosecuting counsel in a trial against three former Barclays Bank employees said that they dishonestly and deliberately manipulated Euribor for profit.
GDPR becomes critical issue in Brazil Trafigura investigation
Lawyers have cited mutual legal assistance treaties and certain GDPR exceptions as some of the routes through which oil trader Trafigura could hand over emails to Brazilian authorities.
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First trader convicted of spoofing demands retrial after uncovering new evidence
US prosecutors’ crackdown on spoofing faces another challenge, as the first trader convicted of the fraudulent trading practice claims to possess fresh data that debunks the case against him.
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Execs in FH Bertling bribery case avoid jail
Three former FH Bertling employees and one former manager at ConocoPhillips have been given suspended sentences for their role in two separate bribery schemes related to contracts in the North Sea and Angola.
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French judge summons Danske Bank to Paris to discuss money laundering investigation
A judge at the French Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris “envisages placing Danske Bank under formal investigation” for money laundering as dialogue between France and Denmark’s largest bank continues.
Glenn Ware, pillar of DC’s anti-corruption community, dead at 56
“Don’t mind me if you hear mortar fire," the Navy captain and former World Bank official, speaking from Kurdistan, once apologised on a client call. Friends called him larger than life.
Akerman snags two Hogan Lovells partners
Former SEC branch chief Douglas Paul and Michael Kelly, both veterans of past foreign bribery cases, spoke to GIR following their moves to Akerman from Hogan Lovells.
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- Judge admonished DOJ for untimely charge in Iraq bribery case
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The rise of anti-corruption whistleblowers in Latin America
Gary Giampetruzzi and Jonathan Stevens at Paul Hastings examine how whistleblowers in Latin America have become an increasingly important part of anti-corruption enforcement.
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Jenner & Block poaches third lawyer from K&L Gates
Robert Dalling has joined Jenner & Block as a special counsel in the firm’s global investigations, compliance and defence practice in London.
- New York Governor taps chief of staff to head DFS
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Former Alstom Power executive found guilty of corruption following retrial
The conviction means all the results of the SFO’s prosecution of Alstom’s subsidiaries Alstom Network UK and Alstom Power and several former executives can now be reported.
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- French prosecutors make an example of UBS
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John Gibson: “We may be obliged to challenge overly ambitious privilege claims”
SFO case controller John Gibson, who led the authority’s high-profile privilege challenge against mining company ENRC, speaks to GIR about whether the...
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Money laundering crackdown has not reached the UK
The UK’s resource-strapped authorities aren’t equipped to tackle the vast swathe of money laundering cases that aren’t large enough to be handled by the UK Serious Fraud Office.
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- Waiving privilege shows willingness to cooperate, SFO official says
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An interview with Jason Cofield
Former prosecutor Jason Cofield is director of compliance investigations at Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA). He tells GIR about how the German-owned...
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