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By on October 6, 2017 in Amadeus Richers, Angola, Dirk Juergensen, Enforcement Agency Speeches, F.H. Bertling Ltd, FCPA Sentences, Frederic Pierucci, Internal Controls, ISO 37001, Joerg Blumberg, Jose Morreale, Joseph Baptiste, Lars Nyberg, Malcolm Harris, Marc Schweiger, PepsiCo, Peter Ferdinand, Ralf Peterson, Serious Fraud Office, Stephen Emler, TeliaSonera, Unaoil, United Kingdom
Roundup

Interesting, more charges, sentenced, Telia-related, scrutiny alert, ISO-37001 related, across the pond, so true, odd, it can work, and for the reading stack. It’s all here in the Friday roundup.

Interesting

According to this Global Investigations Review report based on documents received through the FOIA process, the DOJ approved $711,800 to spend on Hui Chen’s former compliance consultant position over two years. According to the report, Chen’s salary at the DOJ was greater than the DOJ criminal division chief, the deputy attorney general and the attorney general.

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Friday Roundup

By on June 23, 2017 in Diageo, Goldman Sachs, Individual Enforcement Action, Linde, Malcolm Harris, Nomura Securities, Uncategorized, Venezuela
Roundup

Guilty plea, scrutiny alerts, absurd and remarkable, and Caldwell to private practice. It’s all here in the Friday roundup.

Guilty Plea

As highlighted in this January post, the DOJ announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and related charges, against four individuals for their roles in a scheme to pay $2.5 million in bribes to facilitate the $800 million sale of a commercial building in Vietnam to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund.

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Bahn, Et Al – Not A Typical FCPA Enforcement Action

By on January 16, 2017 in 2017 Enforcement Actions, Ban Ki Sang, DOJ Enforcement Action, Individual Enforcement Action, Joo Hyun Bahn, Malcolm Harris, Real Estate Industry, Sang Woo, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Unsuccessful Bribery Schemes, Vietnam
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Last week the DOJ announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and related charges, against four individuals for their roles in a scheme to pay $2.5 million in bribes to facilitate the $800 million sale of a commercial building in Vietnam (the so-called Landmark 72 pictured at left) to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund.

It certainly was not a typical FCPA enforcement action.

In fact it was downright strange in that the bribery scheme was unsuccessful and the third party intended to facilitate the bribery scheme simply pocketed the money for himself.

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