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McCain Adviser Was Lobbyist for Georgia
John McCain's top foreign-policy adviser, Randy Scheunemann, is a leading expert on U.S.-allied Georgia -- and was a paid lobbyist for the former Soviet republic until March, in the run-up to what has become a major battle between Georgia and Russia. Democratic rival Barack Obama's presidential campaign was quick to try to paint Mr. Scheunemann's dual roles as a conflict of interest after Sen. McCain swiftly took Georgia's side in the dispute, and cited it as evidence that Sen.
Ex-Credit Suisse banker pleads guilty in Mozambique loan case
Credit Suisse (Credit: iStock.com/aprott) Surjan Singh, a citizen of the United Kingdom, appeared in US federal court in Brooklyn on 6 September to admit to a single count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Final ex-Credit Suisse banker pleads guilty in Mozambique loan case
Surjan Singh, a citizen of the United Kingdom, appeared in US federal court in Brooklyn on 6 September to admit to a single count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
FCPA “not having the desired effect” internationally, SEC chairman says
Jay Clayton A top US regulator on Monday expressed pessimism about the effectiveness of international anti-corruption efforts while insisting his agency would continue to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
PetroEcuador prosecutors can withhold ethics communications, for now
Credit: iStock.com/BCFC A federal magistrate judge in Miami has retreated on his earlier inclination to review internal DOJ ethics advice regarding the surreptitious recording of a now-defendant in a foreign bribery case.
US indicts Colombian businessmen in connection with Venezuelan bribe scheme
Two Colombians have been indicted in Miami in an alleged Venezuelan bribe scheme that netted $350 million for the defendants and unnamed co-conspirators, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.
Policy against "piling on" helping evidence-sharing to bloom, enforcers say
Credit: iStock.com/uschools Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcers and an FBI supervisor discussed their work during a wide-ranging panel discussion on 25 July.
Defendant in alleged Mozambique loan scam not beyond reach, DOJ says
Prosecutors cited numerous New York banking transactions to bolster their case for US jurisdiction over a Lebanese businessman.
Ex-Credit Suisse banker pleads guilty in Mozambique fraud
Port of Maputo in Mozambique (Credit: iStock/Sproetniek) Andrew Pearse was one of eight defendants charged in connection with a $2 billion loan fraud in Mozambique in which money was allegedly diverted for bribes.
Microsoft subsidiary resolves criminal FCPA allegations with NPA
The software giant's subsidiary in Hungary wasn't eligible for a declination under the FCPA corporate enforcement policy, but the resolution still stopped short of a traditional deferred prosecution agreement.
FCPA Docket: PetroEcuador case prosecutors assert privilege over ethics communications
Credit: Bernard Gagnon via Wikimedia Creative Commons In today's news roundup, a Miami businessman challenges prosecutors; a Ukrainian businessman inches closer to extradition to the US; and commodities trader Trafigura ends use of third-party agents.
Another FCPA unit assistant chief departs
US Department of Justice A third supervisor leaves the DOJ’s foreign bribery team following the departures of Fry Wernick in June and David Johnson in May.
FCPA Docket: DOJ 1MDB investigation spreads to Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt (Credit: iStock.com/AM-C ) In today’s news roundup, Congress is moving to offset a recent Supreme Court decision that nixed whistleblower protections, while the Justice Department has reportedly opened a probe into potential foreign corruption at Deutsche Bank.
FBI's Miami squad eyes "facilitators" of international corruption
Miami iStock.com/Photosvit Accountants, lawyers and bankers greasing the way for money laundering and bribery are an increasing focus of the FBI’s new Miami-based international corruption squad.
Glenn Ware, pillar of DC’s anti-corruption community, dead at 56
Glenn Ware Photo courtesy of PwC DC anti-corruption pioneer Glenn Ware dies of cancer, aged 56. “Don’t mind me if you hear mortar fire,” he once said when taking a call in Kurdistan from a US client.
Defence contractor said it self-reported potential FCPA matter in 2016
A Virginia-based defence contractor operating in Iraq says a potential FCPA violation it reported to the DOJ in 2016 remains unresolved.
FCPA Docket: Securities fraud unit gets acting chief
iStock.com/traveler1116 In today's news round-up, the DOJ's securities fraud unit has a new acting leader, Chevron notches another win and a PetroEcuador defendant seeks leniency.
FCPA Docket: Securities fraud unit trial attorneys promoted
iStock.com/traveler1116 In today's news round-up, the DOJ's securities fraud unit has new assistant chiefs, Chevron notches another win and a PetroEcuador defendant seeks leniency.
FCPA defendant may have legal conflict with Chinese energy conglomerate, US says
Citing jailhouse communications, federal prosecutors say a Chinese energy conglomerate appears to be funding the defence of a former Hong Kong minister charged in New York with disguising bribes to African leaders as charitable donations.
Former Aruban telecoms manager pleads guilty in bribery scheme
iStock.com/COffe72 Dutch citizen Egbert Koolman admitted to laundering bribes paid in part by a Miami businessman who also pleaded guilty.
Judge tells DOJ: “I’m extremely troubled by what the government has done”
Southern District of Texas, Houston Division US Courts A Houston federal judge seems eager to release from legal limbo an alleged co-conspirator in a prominent bribery case that yielded its last resolution six years ago.
Walmart loses bid to seal certain records tied to internal investigation
walmart Mike Mozart / Flickr A long-running FCPA-related class action lawsuit against Walmart in Arkansas inched forward this week, as a federal judge ruled on whether certain documents tied to the retailer's internal investigation should be sealed.
Boston judge throws out Bermuda’s FCPA-related lawsuit against healthcare non-profit
The government of Bermuda failed to show it had suffered any US-based harm from an alleged bribery scheme involving a medical clinic associated with Tufts University, a judge has ruled.
US agencies close FCPA probe of Houston power services company
iStockphoto.com/MidwestWilderness A Houston infrastructure company says US authorities have closed an investigation into its compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act without taking action.
Houston company seeks damages in alleged Venezuelan bribe scheme
Southern District of Texas, Houston Division US Courts A Houston energy development company that ceased operations last year says it was damaged by its refusal to pay bribes in Venezuela.
Houston energy company seeks damages in alleged Venezuelan bribe scheme
A Houston energy development company that ceased operations last year says it was damaged by its refusal to pay bribes in Venezuela.
Rakoff denies request to file ‘secret agreements’ in Petrobras settlement
US District Judge Jed Rakoff criticised an attempt by lawyers who negotiated a proposed $2.95 billion class action securities settlement with Petrobras to keep parts of the deal under seal.
Rakoff denies request to file “secret agreements” in Petrobras settlement
Petrobras Building in Rio de Janeiro iStock.com/dabldy US District Judge Jed Rakoff criticised an attempt by lawyers who negotiated a proposed $2.95 billion class action securities settlement with Petrobras to keep parts of the deal under seal.
Former US army colonel indicted in Haiti-related bribery sting
istockphoto.com/thisbevos A former US army colonel from Maryland was indicted on 4 October for allegedly soliciting bribes from undercover FBI agents who posed as potential investors in a Haitian infrastructure project.
Former US army colonel indicted in Haiti-related bribery sting
A former US army colonel from Maryland was indicted on 4 October for allegedly soliciting bribes from undercover FBI agents who posed as potential investors in a Haitian infrastructure project.
Alaska AUSA joins Perkins Coie’s white-collar team
Kevin Feldis Perkins Coie Kevin Feldis, a veteran of the Alaska US attorney’s office, joined Perkins Coie’s commercial litigation practice on 2 October, the firm announced.
As Comey testimony looms, DOJ touts FBI pick Chris Wray
Chris Wray With the sense in Washington that President Donald Trump is in a political downward spiral, the Justice Department on Wednesday took the unusual step of putting out press releases touting bipartisan praise for his FBI director pick Chris Wray, a veteran white-collar defence lawyer.
History: Before Ted Suhl came to Arkansas, his father was a newsmaker in California | Arkansas Blog | Arkansas news, politics, opinion, restaurants, music, movies and art
At his federal trial in Little Rock,testified that his late father,founded thein 1979 after moving to Arkansas and converting to Christianity. We all know the story from that point on: The Suhl family, helped by then-Gov. Mike Huckabee, grew wealthy administering austere “Bible-based” psychiatric treatment for poor kids on Medicaid, until Ted was charged and then convicted in July of bribery-related offenses. He's appealing.But there’s always been something missing from this tale.
FEC Chairman McGahn Marches to His Own Tune
OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Don McGahn takes the stage with his band one recent night, sporting a black cap and a T-shirt warning: "Not Now, I'm Busy." He props his leg on a speaker, points his red electric guitar skyward and strums the distinctive opening notes to the Guns N' Roses classic "Paradise City." The boozy beach crowd here flocks to the dance floor to shout along.
George W. Bush’s missing year
Before there was Karl Rove, Lee Atwater or even James Baker, the Bush family’s political guru was a gregarious newspaper owner and campaign consultant from Midland, Texas, named Jimmy Allison. In the spring of 1972, George H.W. Bush phoned his friend and asked a favor: Could Allison find a place on the Senate campaign he was managing in Alabama for his troublesome eldest son, the 25-year-old George W. Bush?
McCain Consultant Is Tied To Work for Ukraine Party
May 14, 2008 11:59 pm ET A consultant to Sen. John McCain hired a public-relations firm last year to burnish the U.S. image of a Ukrainian political party backed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to documents filed with the Justice Department. The lobbying firm of Davis Manafort Inc. arranged for the public-relations firm's work through an affiliate last spring, at the same time Davis Manafort was being paid by the Republican presidential candidate's campaign.
Giuliani Fund Raising Reaches Into Kazakhstan
By Mary Jacoby Sept. 25, 2007 12:01 am ET Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign is looking for political cash this week in an unlikely place: Resource-rich Kazakhstan, where the Republican presidential front-runner's law firm does substantial business in the often murky oil, gas and minerals industries. A fund-raising event tomorrow in Almaty, the commercial center of the former Soviet republic, will mark the campaign's third foray overseas for cash.
Lobbyists' NATO Goldmine
None of the lobbyists are household names. But for Washington insiders, European officials and businesses seeking access to NATO's new members, they have become prized contacts -- while carving out a lucrative niche. One of the most prominent, is Sally Painter, a former official in the Clinton Commerce Department who since leaving government in the mid-1990s has become a key representative for NATO's new and aspiring members.
How Lobbyists Help Ex-Soviets Woo Washington
By Glenn R. Simpson and Mary Jacoby April 17, 2007 12:01 am ET Former Federal Bureau of Investigation director William Sessions once condemned Russia's rising mafia. "We can beat organized crime," he told a Moscow security conference in 1997. Today, Mr. Sessions is a lawyer for one of the FBI's "Most Wanted": Semyon Mogilevich, a Ukraine-born Russian whom the FBI says is one of Russia's most powerful organized-crime figures. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Weirdness in Kentucky
It's no secret in Kentucky that Sen. Jim Bunning, a Republican who was expected to coast to reelection on Nov. 2, has been acting strange. Over the past few months, Bunning has angrily pushed away reporters, exchanged testy words with a questioner at a Rotary Club and stuck to brief, heavily scripted remarks at campaign events, delivered in a halting monotone. The former major league baseball star now travels the Bluegrass State with a special police escort, at taxpayer expense. His explanation?
Sen. Graham: Bush covered up Saudi involvement in 9/11
As the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman during the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks and the run-up to the Iraq war, Sen. Bob Graham tried to expose what he came to believe were national security coverups and manipulations by the Bush administration. But he discovered that it was hard to reveal a coverup playing by the rules. Much of the evidence the Florida Democrat needed to buttress his arguments was being locked away, he found, under the veil of politically motivated classification.
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