Costa Rica’s sweeping investigation into alleged corruption in the construction sector will provide local prosecutors with a good opportunity to test the country’s corporate criminal liability law.
Manhattan federal prosecutors have decided not to prosecute Bermuda-based lender NT Butterfield & Son for participating in a conspiracy to evade US taxes following the bank’s “extraordinary cooperation” with its investigation.
A former football coach accused Fifa of improperly sanctioning him over alleged corruption based on “grossly insufficient evidence”.
The EU’s banking regulator has set out draft guidelines designed to establish a clear, consistent understanding of the role of anti-money laundering compliance officers in financial institutions across the bloc.
Over the past few weeks, President Joe Biden announced plans to appoint a serving national security prosecutor as a top export control official, and Credit Suisse’s latest compliance head left after just …
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As anti-corruption enforcement evolves, more foreign agencies are teaming up with US authorities. “South Africa is, really, the new Brazil,” said one leading corporate defence lawyer about the African country's anti-bribery efforts.
The Serious Fraud Office’s recent bribery settlement with engineering company Wood Group over historic conduct by Amec Foster Wheeler is only the second time the agency has included compensation for a foreign country within a deferred prosecution agreement.
Edwards Lifesciences is investigating potential FCPA violations over grants and other payments made by employees in Japan.
Plaintiffs failed to show that the defendant companies intentionally harmed the US when they allegedly made payments to the Taliban, a magistrate judge said.
Food safety company Neogen says that it is under investigation by the Treasury Department over potential violations of US sanctions on Iran.
Swiss-French cement manufacturer LafargeHolcim says that it is negotiating a resolution to a US Department of Justice investigation into alleged payments made to terrorist organisations, including ISIS.
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Over the past few weeks, President Joe Biden announced plans to appoint a serving national security prosecutor as a top export control official, and Credit Suisse’s latest compliance head left after just …
Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto has hired Isabelle Deschamps as its new chief legal officer, and a former Linklaters partner has started as special counsel at the White House.
A UK court has scolded engineering company Amec Foster Wheeler for failing to take action to stop bribery despite repeated warnings from lawyers it hired to look into potential misconduct.
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