Work Area: Investigations

DOJ, RCMP decline to prosecute coal mining company for Egypt bribery scheme

US prosecutors said their decision was based on Corsa Coal’s ‘timely’ disclosure of the corruption and the company’s willingness to cooperate with the DOJ’s investigation.

13 March 2023

Chinese export control penalties a “warning” to US businesses over Taiwan arms sales

China recently issued export control penalties against Lockheed Martin and Raytheon that could reach billions of dollars. Lawyers don’t expect them to pay a cent, but other companies might not be so lucky.

13 March 2023

David Last: cooperation credit awards are subjective

Earning cooperation credit in white-collar crime investigations isn’t a matter of checking a number of boxes, the head of the FCPA unit said.

10 March 2023

Former G4S execs acquitted after SFO ends prosecution

A London court entered not-guilty verdicts for Richard Morris, Mark Preston and James Jardine after the Serious Fraud Office offered no evidence against them following a nine-year investigation.

10 March 2023

Swedbank sets aside $3.7m for potential OFAC settlement

10 March 2023

Ex-Fox International Channel CEO found guilty in Fifa bribery scheme

A jury found one of two ex-Fox executives and a Uruguayan sports company guilty of bribing football officials for lucrative broadcasting contracts.

09 March 2023

JPMorgan adds former executive to US lawsuit over Epstein links

US investment bank JPMorgan has said its former boss Jes Staley should foot the bill if a court finds that it knowingly profited from Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex crimes.

09 March 2023

DOJ looks to seize sanctioned Russian energy company’s private jet

Brooklyn federal prosecutors have obtained a warrant to seize a plane belonging to a Russian state energy company for alleged breaches of US export controls and sanctions against Russia.

09 March 2023

Hit-and-miss cooperation sees PwC fined £5.5 million for Babcock audit failures

The UK’s accounting regulator has criticised Big Four consultancy PwC for failing to provide “timely and accurate” responses during an investigation into the firm’s audits of defence company Babcock.

08 March 2023

Brazil aims to join EU law enforcement cooperation group

08 March 2023

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