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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to...more

Lathrop GPM

Trump Executive Order Pausing FCPA Enforcement: Have Legal Requirements Changed?

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One of the most notable developments in the anti-corruption world is the Trump Administration’s Feb. 10 Executive Order, “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement To Further American Economic and National Security.” ...more

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A Survey of Recent Enforcement Actions, Trends & Priorities

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The landscape of criminal prosecution of foreign bribery has shifted, and the second Trump administration has made its priorities clear; however, companies still have 950 million reasons and counting to strengthen their...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2024

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

Albemarle: One year later

I had many ideas for an article that would expand on recent developments in the compliance and ethics space. My working title was the creatively light “Recent Developments.” But after meeting with SCCE & HCCA’s editorial...more

The Volkov Law Group

SEC Settles FCPA Case with Moog, Inc. for Nearly $1.7 Million

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The SEC notched another FCPA settlement, continuing its steady pursuit and resolution of FCPA cases. In the meantime, the Justice Department has been silent in the FCPA enforcement arena. In its latest settlement, Moog,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Deere FCPA Enforcement Action: Lessons on Post-Acquisition Integration and Investigation in M&A

We recently had a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action that reminded me that everything old is new again in anti-corruption compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FCPA enforcement action...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Deere FCPA Enforcement Action: Lessons on Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence in M&A

We recently had a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action that reminded me that everything old is new again in anti-corruption compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FCPA enforcement action...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Deere’s FCPA Enforcement Action: Performing a Root Cause Analysis to Inform Remediation

We recently had a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action that reminded me that everything old is new again in anti-corruption compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FCPA enforcement action...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Deere’s FCPA Enforcement Action: Lessons on Corrupt Payments

We recently had a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action that reminded me that everything old is new again in anti-corruption compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FCPA enforcement action...more

The Volkov Law Group

John Deere Reaches $9.9 Million Settlement with SEC over FCPA Violations

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently instituted proceedings against Deere & Company (“John Deere”), a leading global manufacturer of agricultural and heavy machinery, for multiple violations of the...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

DOJ Unveils Whistleblower Rewards Program: What Every Business Needs to Know

The Department of Justice has launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to fight corporate crime. See how it impacts your organization. The U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just rolled out the...more

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Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

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Off to the Races: DOJ Offers New Incentives for Whistleblowers and Companies to Report Misconduct

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Earlier this year, as described in a previous client alert, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced a landmark pilot program to pay monetary awards to whistleblowers (the “Program”). At that time, Deputy...more

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The Supreme Court Made Its Rulings; Corporate Compliance Needs March On

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At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued major decisions on the enforcement power of the Securities and Exchange Commission, what does or doesn’t qualify as a bribe of government officials, and on federal judges’...more

Adams & Reese

Beyond Borders: Navigating Global Business Compliance with the FCPA

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On March 7th, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new whistleblower reward program intended to help prosecutors bring more foreign corruption cases. Under the new program, individuals who report corporate misconduct...more

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Risk & Compliance as a Strategic Imperative for the Board

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In an era marked by heightened global regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, the landscape of risk and compliance is undergoing an evolution making the strategic imperative for effective, risk-based compliance initiatives...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The SAP FCPA Enforcement Action-Part 4: The Fines: Self-Disclose, Self-Disclose, Self-Disclose

We continue our exploration of the SAP Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. Today we go full geek in a look at the fine and penalty and most importantly what the fine and penalty communicate about what the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Top Compliance Reminders from 2023 FCPA Enforcement

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While 2023 was a relatively slow year in FCPA enforcement, the DOJ and SEC settlements announced throughout the year set out a list of important ethics and compliance reminders. While these may seem obvious to everyone, I...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What 2023 Brought to Compliance

2023 was a very significant year for every compliance practitioner and compliance program. While there was a paucity of corporate enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), there were significant...more

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Lessons Learned from the KT Corp. SEC FCPA Settlement (Part III of III)

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Even though the size of the KT Corp. SEC enforcement action is relatively small, the underlying misconduct provides a number of important lessons learned. ...more

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KT Corp. Settles SEC FCPA Case for $6.3 Million (Part I of III)

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The SEC announced its first FCPA enforcement action in 2022. South Korean telecommunications company, KT Corporation, agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle FCPA violations.  As part of the settlement, KT Corp. agreed to pay...more

Goodwin

2021 Year in Review: FCPA

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A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more

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The Herbalife FCPA Settlement: Board Oversight and Internal Audit Failures

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In the enforcement and compliance arena, there are instances of misconduct that underscore important governance principles. But this just sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo (the technical term, I know)....more

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J&F Investmentos FCPA Settlement: Lessons Learned (Part IV of V)

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J&F Investmentos (“J&F”) FCPA settlement presents a number of important lessons learned.  While the bribery scheme was brazen and involved a large amount of money, the techniques and warning signs must have been fairly...more

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