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Bribery and Corruption on the Rise Since the Economic Downturn’ – Survey
Ernst & Young’s 2012 Global Fraud Survey , shows that 28% of Irish respondents believe that there is an increase in bribery and corrupt practices since the economic downturn. This compares to 16% in
Read More »Five Critical Questions to Weigh When You Find an FCPA Violation
Companies discover FCPA violations all the time – most are small and few are big. Most companies learn of these violations when implementing or upgrading their compliance program. Typically, FCPA violations are discovered
Read More »Fighting bribery on the grid
Russia’s notorious corruption and bribery have long been accepted simply as a fact of life here, even as businesses and individuals complain about having to pay a little extra on the side for official
Read More »Wal-Mart Remakes Compliance Department amid Bribery Probe
A memo reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires detailed the Bentonville, Ark.
Read More »Corporate responsibility and anti-corruption
A growing number of companies across the world increasingly recognize that doing business with integrity is the only right way of doing business. Enterprises seen to be doing business with integrity are more likely to
Read More »Five Important Compliance Principles to Prevent FCPA Liability
The FCPA Paparazzi has done a great disservice to the business community. Call it a complete lack of credibility. Legal marketing has become confused in this day and age – marketing has
Read More »Brother Can You Swop a Car? FCPA and Bribery Act Implications in the Barter Economy
While the economy has improved from the depths of the Bush Recession of 2008, things are not back where most businesses and governments would like them to be. One of the more interesting responses
Read More »Frankenstein, Lance Armstrong and FCPA/Bribery Act Compliance
We continue our series focusing on the classic Hollywood monsters from the Universal Pictures era by taking a look at Frankenstein. Unlike Dracula, where Bela Lugosi basically only played his character in one classic
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