Topic: Bribery

The former senior counsel to Criminal Division chief Kenneth Polite will now assist David Fuhr in leading the Fraud Section’s foreign bribery unit.

02 June 2023

US District Judge Eric Vitaliano found the Eastern District of New York was not the right venue to charge Javier Aguilar for an alleged bribery scheme that took place in Houston, Texas. However, he did not dismiss money laundering charges related to the scheme.

01 June 2023

Singapore’s anti-corruption agency is investigating Seatrium, formerly known as Sembcorp Marine, for “alleged corruption offences that occurred in Brazil”.

01 June 2023

Gambling company Entain faces a “substantial financial penalty” to resolve a UK investigation into alleged bribery in Turkey.

31 May 2023

A research and consulting company reached a no admit, no deny settlement with the SEC resolving a probe into an alleged scheme to bribe public officials in exchange for government contracts.

30 May 2023

India’s main anti-corruption agency has filed a criminal complaint against UK engineering company Rolls-Royce and defence contractor BAE Systems over alleged corruption in the sale of fighter jets to the country over a decade ago.

30 May 2023

The Department of Justice has seen a “shift in the frequency" of voluntary self-disclosures since rolling out policies incentivizing companies to come forwards with their misconduct.

24 May 2023

The former Criminal Division chief reflected on her career in interviews with GIR after retiring from the partnership at Latham & Watkins in late 2022.

23 May 2023

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has agreed a financial settlement with Tom Martin, a former case controller who an employment tribunal found was wrongfully fired from the agency.

23 May 2023

A London-based insurance broker said the SFO decided not to take action on an investigation into bribery in Ecuador, while the DOJ continues to investigate the matter.

18 May 2023