News & Analysis as of

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Bribery Quid Pro Quo

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: California Doctor to Pay $3 Million for Insider Trading

ArentFox Schiff on

California Doctor to Pay $3 Million for Insider Trading - On December 18, a California oncologist agreed to pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $3 million to resolve allegations of insider trading. The SEC...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

(Another) Big Bank Pays FCPA Penalty for Hiring Practice

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

• A payment to a government official can take many forms. • The SEC charges bank for books and records violation even absent a bribery charge. • Industry-wide enforcement is a continuing tactic for U.S. regulators. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Westport Fuel Systems – Control Fraud at Its Finest

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

The Volkov Law Group

The SEC’s Continuing Refinement of Internal Controls Enforcement

The Volkov Law Group on

My good friend and colleague, Tom Fox, has written an interesting post on the SEC’s recent United Airlines settlement for $2.4 million for domestic bribery. As Tom has noted, the interesting aspect of the SEC’s enforcement...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

United Airlines Settles with SEC for Side-Stepping Its Own Anti-Corruption Controls: Management Override for a Ride Over to South...

In a settlement highlighting the need for public companies to implement – and adhere to – effective internal controls, United Airlines “United” recently paid a $2.4 million civil penalty to the Securities and Exchange...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Chairman’s Flight and the US Corrupt Practices Act

Earlier this week a most interesting non-Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) bribery and corruption enforcement, actions was announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It involved a clear quid pro quo benefit...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide