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Investigations Newsletter: Former Comptroller of Ecuador Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

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Former Comptroller of Ecuador Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme - On April 24, a Miami jury convicted Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, the former Comptroller General of Ecuador, for his role in an...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Commonwealth Financial Network Must Pay $72 Million in SEC Enforcement Action

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Commonwealth Financial Network Must Pay $72 Million in SEC Enforcement Action - Late last week, a Massachusetts federal judge ordered Commonwealth Financial Network to pay over $72 million due to its “egregious” failure to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 346, Mike Skopets on Miller’s Summer 2017 FCPA Report

In this episode, I visit with Mike Skopets, from Miller & Chevalier on the firm’s Summer 2017 FCPA Report. We discuss the background to the Report and begin with what macro trends the firm identified. We discuss the numbers...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - March 2017

Anticorruption Developments - SEC Chairman Nominee Jay Clayton Receives Confirmation Hearing - On March 23, 2017, SEC Chairman Nominee Jay Clayton testified before the Senate Banking Committee at his confirmation...more

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Focus on China - October 2015

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Welcome to the third issue of Focus on China Compliance for 2015. According to the FCPA Blog’s October 2015 Corporate Investigations List, China leads the countries reported to be involved in FCPA investigations with 29...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

California Lawyer 2015 Roundtable Series: White-Collar Defense

The latest developments in white-collar criminal law include a gamechanging decision on insider trading, new sentencing guidelines for fraud convictions, more options for filing charges under the bank fraud statutes, and a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Cooperation Pays in Insider Trading Enforcement and Sentencing

In This Issue: - Overview - Insider Trading Law - Insider Trading Penalties - Cooperating with the Government - Cooperating with the Department of Justice - Cooperating with the Securities and Exchange...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What Is ‘Acceptance Of Responsibility’ Under The US Sentencing Guidelines?

One of the things that I am often asked is how are fines and penalties calculated for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations? ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What Is Board Responsibility For Compliance?

The nightmare of every corporate director is to wake up to find out that the company of the Board he or she sits on is on the front page of the New York Times (NYT) for alleged illegal conduct. Originally Published in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

And Then There Was One – Willbros Related FCPA Enforcement Continues

Last week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of Paul G. Novak, a former consultant of Willbros International, Inc., a subsidiary of the Houston based Willbros Group, for his role in a conspiracy to...more

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