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What The Top Corruption Risks in Latin America Mean For FCPA Compliance

corruptionbribery July 13, 2012 0

The 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey found that executives consider customs and police to present the highest levels of corruption risk throughout the region. The survey, organized by Miller & Chevalier, Matteson Ellis Law,

Hong Kong Billionaires Charged With Bribery

corruptionbribery July 13, 2012 0

In one of the biggest corruption scandals in Hong Kong in decades, two billionaire businessmen, a former high-ranking civil servant and two other men were charged Friday with bribery-related offenses, a development that could

FCPA Compliance Monitoring: Catching the Red Flags

corruptionbribery July 12, 2012 0

Many organizations overlook their ERP system as a “data-driven” line of defense. It is a transaction-based system that, if properly managed, can assist in preventing corporate failures or capturing illegal activities that can cripple

Challenges in Ensuring Anti-Corruption Compliance by Distributors

corruptionbribery July 10, 2012 0

The Justice Department’s recent enforcement action against Smith & Nephew underscored an important point – companies can be responsible for FCPA violations committed by distributors of the company’s products. FCPA compliance professionals already

Rooting Out Corruption … in the United States?

corruptionbribery July 4, 2012 0

On June 11, the United States government filed a complaint documenting a record of corruption as outlandish as anything seen since Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos plundered the Philippines in the 1980s. The complaint detailed

Industry doubts Bribery Act enforcer’s appetite for prosecution

corruptionbribery July 4, 2012 0

The lack of a corporate prosecution under the UK Bribery Act has caused businesses to question the Serious Fraud Office's appetite for enforcement, Ernst & Young has found. The Ernst & Young Global Fraud Survey

As Corruption Concerns Rise, Few Fear UK Bribery Act – Survey

corruptionbribery June 29, 2012 0

One year after enforcement of the UK Bribery Act began, less than one-tenth (9.3 percent) of those polled during a recent Deloitte webcast are concerned about it and just 24.2 percent have changed their

Schumacher could lose car if F1 boss corrupt

corruptionbribery June 29, 2012 0

The Stuttgart-based auto maker “immediately investigates immoral or corrupt practices of staff or on the side of business partners,” a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. As 60 percent owner of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1