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Biden Administration Unveils New Strategy On Countering Corruption
United States: Biden Administration Unveils New Strategy On Countering Corruption 15 December 2021 by Martin S. Bloor and Joseph Simpson Cozen O'Connor To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On Monday, President Joe Biden released the United States' first-ever Strategy on Countering Corruption.
Biden Administration Unveils New Strategy on Countering Corruption | JD Supra
On Monday, President Joe Biden released the United States’ first-ever Strategy on Countering Corruption.
A Dramatic Shift In Combatting International Corruption May Be On The Horizon
United States: A Dramatic Shift In Combatting International Corruption May Be On The Horizon 28 June 2021 Cozen O'Connor To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On June 3, 2021, the White House issued a National Security Memorandum, in which President Biden identified countering corruption as a "core" U.S. national security interest.
A Dramatic Shift in Combatting International Corruption May Be on the Horizon | JD Supra
On June 3, 2021, the White House issued a National Security Memorandum, in which President Biden identified countering corruption as a “core” U.S. national security interest.
Resolutions Highlight Aggressive Sanctions Enforcement, Need For Senior Level Commitment to Compliance | JD Supra
On July 16, 2020, Essentra FZE Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of components for cigarettes located in the United Arab Emirates, agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for alleged violations of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 510. Under the terms of the settlement, Essentra agreed to pay a $665,112 penalty and institute rigorous compliance reforms.
Court Reverses Foreign National’s FCPA Conviction, Setting a High Bar to Establish an Agency Relationship | JD Supra
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A Robust FCPA Compliance Program Is Imperative In 2020
Law360 (January 27, 2020, 3:27 PM EST) -- After the 2016 election, some predicted that the new administration would not see white collar crime and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as a priority.[1] Indeed, President Donald Trump reportedly told then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that “he wanted help scrapping the [FCPA].”[2] Following the 2016 election, a downward trend in traditional white collar prosecutions that actually started in 2012 under the administration of former...
DOJ Offers Incentives to Encourage Self-Reporting of Export and Sanctions Violations | JD Supra
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Jury Finds Executive Acted As An Agent, Giving DOJ New Leverage To Pursue Foreign Nationals | JD Supra
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Jury Finds Executive Acted As An Agent, Giving DOJ New Leverage To Pursue Foreign Nationals | Lexology
On Friday, November 8, 2019, a jury convicted British citizen Lawrence Hoskins of one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), six counts of violating the FCPA, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and three counts of money laundering. Hoskins’s conviction stems from his three years at Alstom SA, a French train maker.
Increased Prosecutions Will Likely Lead to Welcomed FCPA Clarity
Over the past year, building off the 2015 Yates Memorandum, which had emphasized that holding individuals accountable for corporate misconduct has an important deterrent effect and incentivizes appropriate change in the way businesses behave, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has significantly increased individual prosecutions. The Fraud Section charged more individuals in 2018 than in previous years.
Société Générale’s $1.34 Billion Penalty Highlights the Importance of a Robust Compliance Function | JD Supra
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DOJ Issues Guidance Emphasizing Importance of Remedial Action to Corporate Monitorship Decisions | JD Supra
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The Second Circuit Narrows the Extraterritorial Reach of the FCPA | JD Supra
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New DOJ Policy Seeks to Avoid “Piling On” Corporate Penalties | JD Supra
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Second Circuit Limits Disclosure of Independent Monitor Reports in Deferred Prosecution Cases
On July 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an important decision regarding the role of federal courts in cases resolved through deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) — a settlement avenue that the Department of Justice and corporations under investigation have used routinely in recent years. In United States v.
Second Circuit Reinforces Narrow Definition of 'Official Act' in Politician's Fraud Case
On July 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was convicted in 2015 on seven counts of honest services fraud, Hobbs Act extortion and money laundering. United States v. Silver, No. 16-1615-cr (2d Cir. July 13, 2017).
Supreme Court Provides New Leverage for Defendants in SEC Enforcement Actions
For many years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sought both civil monetary penalties and disgorgement of unlawful gains from those alleged to have violated federal securities laws. While civil monetary penalties are subject to a five-year statute of limitations under the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Gabelli v. SEC, the SEC could seek disgorgement of a defendant’s wrongful gains regardless of timing.
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