Small Town Roots
Many people are surprised upon learning that my home base is a small Wisconsin village of approximately 1,000 people. However, when Elkhart Lake is your hometown (as well as that of your wife) life is good.
I don’t often go off-topic, but wanted to share this recent profile of FCPA Professor in a local newspaper as well as this recent local radio interview (beginning at the 12 minute mark) in which I discuss my background, my work, and FCPA compliance particularly for small to medium size enterprises.
Friday Roundup
Motion to dismiss filed, guilty plea, role reversal, adequate procedures, for the reading stack, and viewing suggestion. It’s all here in the Friday roundup.
Motion to Dismiss Filed
As highlighted in this prior post, in November 2017 the DOJ announced that Chi Ping Patrick Ho (of Hong Kong, China) and Cheikh Gadio (of Senegal) were criminally charged with conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, violating the FCPA, conspiring to commit international money laundering, and committing international money laundering.
Earlier this week, Ho filed this motion to dismiss certain of the FCPA and money laundering charges.
Friday Roundup
Scrutiny alerts and updates, survey says, and for the reading stack. It’s all here in the Friday roundup.
Scrutiny Alerts and Updates
Credit Suisse
As highlighted in this prior post, Credit Suisse has been under FCPA scrutiny for approximately four years for its hiring practices.
Recently the company disclosed:
Video – Has The FCPA Been Successful In Achieving Its Objectives?
As long as laws have been enacted, inquisitive minds have contemplated the salient question of whether the law has been successful in achieving its objectives. Upon the 40th anniversary of the FCPA, it is appropriate to ask the salient question of whether the FCPA has been successful.
Of course to answer this question, success in the FCPA context must first be defined. Admittedly this is no easy task, as there are various plausible meanings of success in the FCPA context.
This approximate 25 minute video discuss these various meanings of success and encourages you to answer for yourself the question of whether the FCPA has been successful in achieving its objectives.
Free 90 Minute 2017 FCPA Year In Review Video
Thanks to Kreller Group for sponsoring my 2017 FCPA Year in Review Video.
The 90 minute video tutorial provides an overview of every corporate enforcement action in 2017; highlights notable statistics and issues to consider from 2017; discusses compliance take-away points from 2017 enforcement actions; and covers enforcement agency policy and related developments in 2017.
The free video can be downloaded here.