A London court has heard audio from a secretly recorded meeting between an executive at defence company GPT and a compliance officer who said the parent company’s business approach was “ethically wrong” but didn’t put a stop to it.
The assistant secretary for export enforcement on Monday expanded on potential changes to the Bureau of Industry and Security’s administrative enforcement arsenal, including its approach to penalties, charging letters, and no admit, no deny settlements.
US prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum submitted on 12 May that Arthur Hayes’ “willful and continuous” violation of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) was enough to deserve a “significant sentence of …
The bank will receive almost $80 million from insurers on behalf of current and former Goldman Sachs executives to enhance its compliance programmes.
“I have little doubt that Mr [Neil] Gerrard had a large ego and a belief that he is always right and expected others to follow him implicitly,” the court said in an …
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The Swedish prosecutor leading a new investigation into allegations of bribery in Iraq by telecoms company Ericsson told GIR his primary focus is determining the culpability of individuals.
The official’s comments appear to suggest a disconnect between the views of the Attorney General’s Office and the Serious Fraud Office, which is pushing for a change in the rules governing disclosure obligations in criminal cases.
In a pointed speech, Gurbir Grewal said the defence bar has moved on to “more subtle behaviours” that can frustrate and delay its investigations.
GIR has updated its counsel tracker listing the latest FCPA settlements and the lawyers who negotiated the resolutions.
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Matt Axelrod said the Bureau of Industry and Security is getting in touch with certain companies to make sure they’re complying with new Russia export controls.
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While the cryptocurrency sector is under an enforcement microscope amid sanctions on Russia, the industry feels it has an unfair target on its back.
Matt Axelrod said the Bureau of Industry and Security is getting in touch with certain companies to make sure they’re complying with new Russia export controls.
The information technology company has hired Claudius Sokenu, a former SEC lawyer with extensive experience advising large businesses on FCPA investigations, to lead the company’s legal, ethics and compliance functions.
The DOJ’s efforts to empower chief compliance officers might stir concerns of individual liability, lawyers said, and “could actually chill independence”.
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