Law: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (USA)

The DOJ reversed two Trump-era corporate enforcement policies and said it will now take an expansive view of what types of prior misconduct may affect charging decisions against companies.

28 October 2021

California-based OSI Systems agreed to a $12.5 million settlement with investors who sued the company over corruption allegations on an Albanian contract.

25 October 2021

The conglomerate has been in bribery settlement negotiations with US and Brazilian authorities.

22 October 2021

The Houston oil services business is the latest company to see an end to a government investigation tied to Monaco oil consultancy Unaoil.

22 October 2021

Many senior prosecutors have left the DOJ’s premier corporate enforcement unit this year for the private sector. “Money is a big part of it,” said one former DOJ lawyer.

20 October 2021

A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced the former CEO for participating in a foreign bribery scheme at Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem. His defence team had previously raised concerns about whether the case was time-barred.

12 October 2021

After leaving the DOJ, Dan Kahn spoke to GIR about his decade investigating foreign bribery.

06 October 2021

The Brazilian state oil company’s three-year non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ over FCPA violations has ended, bringing to a close a case that started in 2014.

04 October 2021

Three US citizens, including a father and a son, pleaded guilty for their role in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving former Bolivian government officials.

28 September 2021

The advertising group instead allowed the heads of subsidiaries in high-risk markets “to exercise wide autonomy and outsized influence,” the SEC said in a $19 million FCPA settlement.

24 September 2021