• On June 11th, BIS published a superseding settlement agreement with ZTE, levying the largest-ever monetary penalty by BIS against a non-U.S. company and imposing significant additional compliance measures in exchange for...more
6/13/2018
/ Administrative Authority ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
False Statements ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Sanction Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
ZTE
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/13/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/13/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/11/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/11/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
New Unaoil Charges by U.K. Serious Fraud Office –
On May 22, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged two additional individuals in the ongoing probe related to...more
6/4/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
• On May 21, 2018, the Trump administration imposed new sanctions on the Government of Venezuela in response to the reelection of President Maduro and the “deepening humanitarian and public health crisis” fueled by the Maduro...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Dun & Bradstreet Agrees to Pay More than $9.2 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action (But First to Receive Declination Under New DOJ Policy) –
On April 23, the Dun & Bradstreet...more
5/9/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CAATSA ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Government Officials ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Dun & Bradstreet Agrees to Pay More than $9.2 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action (But First to Receive Declination Under New DOJ Policy) –
On April 23, the Dun & Bradstreet...more
5/9/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CAATSA ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Government Officials ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Dun & Bradstreet Agrees to Pay More than $9.2 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action (But First to Receive Declination Under New DOJ Policy) –
On April 23, the Dun & Bradstreet...more
5/2/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CAATSA ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Government Officials ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges –
On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more
4/11/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Imports ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Internet ,
Iran ,
Military Goods ,
Mining ,
Money Laundering ,
North Korea ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Resignation ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Africa ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trade Policy ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
US Munitions List ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges –
On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more
4/11/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Imports ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Internet ,
Iran ,
Military Goods ,
Mining ,
Money Laundering ,
North Korea ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Resignation ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Africa ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trade Policy ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
US Munitions List ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges –
On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more
4/4/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Imports ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Internet ,
Iran ,
Military Goods ,
Mining ,
Money Laundering ,
North Korea ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Resignation ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Africa ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trade Policy ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
US Munitions List ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank