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By Mike Koehler on November 22, 2019 in FCPA Sentences, Jeffery Chow, Och-Ziff Capital, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Reputational Damage, Sculptor Capital Management

Long Shadow and sentenced. It’s all here in the Friday roundup.

“Simply Put, the FCPA Settlement Cast a Long Shadow on the Firm”

As highlighted in prior posts here and here in 2016 hedge fund Och-Ziff resolved a $412 million Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action concerning improper business practices in various African countries.

In the aftermath of the enforcement action, the hedge fund experienced substantial withdrawals and experienced various difficulties raising capital. (See here).

A few months ago, Och-Ziff changed its name to Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. and in a recent investor conference call an executive stated:

FCPA Defendant Jeffrey Chow In His Own Words

By Mike Koehler on January 8, 2018 in Jeffery Chow, Keppel Offshore & Marine

As highlighted in this prior post, Jeffrey Chow (a U.S. citizen and Tulane educated lawyer who had various positions in the legal department of KOM) was criminally charged in connection with the Keppel Offshore & Marine Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action.

During his October 2017 plea hearing (see here for the transcript), the presiding judge gave Chow an opportunity to state, in his own words, what exactly he did in connection with the bribery scheme.

Set forth below is what Chow said.

Jeffrey Chow Is The Lawyer Implicated Connection With The Keppel Offshore & Marine Enforcement Action

By Mike Koehler on December 27, 2017 in 2017 Enforcement Actions, DOJ Enforcement Action, Individual Enforcement Action, Jeffery Chow, Keppel Offshore & Marine

In connection with last week’s net $105.5 million Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Keppel Offshore & Marine (see here for the prior post), the DOJ noted that it “also unsealed charges … against a former senior member of KOM’s legal department, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA on Aug. 29, 2017 in the Eastern District of New York.”

That individual is Jeffrey Chow, a U.S. citizen and Tulane educated lawyer, who had various positions in the legal department of KOM “including Administrative Manager, General Manager and Director, from at least in or about and between 1990 and 2017.” (See here for the DOJ information).

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