Corruption, Bribery, State-Owned Enterprises

Episode 350 -- Deep Dive into McKinsey FCPA Case

The Volkov Law Group on 1/5/2025

What went wrong when McKinsey paid bribes to secure consulting contracts with South Africa's state-owned enterprises? In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into the December 2024 DOJ settlement with McKinsey & Company,...more

J&F – The SEC Order

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 10/20/2020

Today, I continue a multi-part exploration of one world’s largest anti-corruption enforcement actions, the J&F Investimentos SA (J&F) matter. It involved huge fines and penalties in both Brazil and the United States. Of...more

J&F – The Bribery Schemes

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 10/19/2020

Last week, I began a multi-part exploration of one world’s largest anti-corruption enforcement actions, the J&F Investimentos SA (J&F) matter. It involved huge fines and penalties in both Brazil and the United States. Of...more

Sargeant Marine – The Individual Guilty Pleas

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 10/1/2020

We rarely have seen a single Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action generate so many individual criminal pleas. The Sargeant Marine Inc. (Sargeant Marine) case is an exception. To date, there have been six...more

Tribute to Gale Sayers and Criminal FCPA Plea by Sargeant Marine

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/24/2020

Gale Sayers died Wednesday. For any serious student of the National Football League (NFL), Sayers will always be known as one of the greatest runners of all-time. His rookie season was one for the record books; scoring 22...more

The Significance of Opinion Release 20-01

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 8/20/2020

For the first time in six years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has released an Opinion Release, denominated 20-01. At first blush it appears to be a straight-forward recitation of the equivalent of black letter law in the...more

Bribery Schemes from 2019 FCPA Enforcement Actions

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 1/8/2020

In today’s blog post, I want to look at some of the more unusual bribery schemes from Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions in 2019. Some of these schemes were not unusual but they were accomplished with...more

Westport Fuel Systems – Control Fraud at Its Finest

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 10/3/2019

Today, I conclude my short exploration of the recent spate of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the close of its fiscal year. Each FCPA...more

Petrobras Agrees to Pay More Than $1.8 Billion for Facilitating FCPA Violations

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/18/2018

• Four years ago, Brazilian authorities began Operation Car Wash, a wide-ranging and still ongoing corruption and money laundering investigation that has spanned 11 countries. • The fallout continues with a recent U.S....more

Rolls-Royce Global Enforcement Action: Part I

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 1/18/2017

When most people across the globe think of Rolls-Royce, one word comes to mind – excellence. Yet that image largely relates to Rolls-Royce Limited, the automobile manufacturer, which was founded in 1909. Just a few years...more

The Ping FCPA Enforcement Action: Lessons for the Compliance Practitioner

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/27/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action against an individual earlier this month when it announced the resolution of a matter involving Jun Ping Zhang,...more

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2015 Update

BakerHostetler on 10/14/2015

Despite a decline in enforcement actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the first half of 2015 has continued to highlight the relevance and ever-evolving effects of the...more

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