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Scrutiny alert, the irony of it all, just saying …, not sure why, no more third parties, and for the reading stack. It’s all here in the Friday roundup.

Scrutiny Alerts

AAR Corp.

The company, a provider of aviation services with numerous U.S. government contracts, recently disclosed:

“The Company retained outside counsel to investigate possible violations of the Company’s Code of Conduct, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and other applicable laws, relating to the Company’s activities in Nepal and South Africa.  Based on these investigations, we self-reported these matters to the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the UK Serious Fraud Office.  The Company will fully cooperate in any review by these agencies, although we are unable at this time to predict what action, if any, they may take.”

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Friday Roundup

Roundup

Good lord, scrutiny alert and updates, across the pond, and for the reading stack. It’s all here in the Friday roundup.

Good Lord

Here is how Rep. Jackie Speier (an individual with a law degree) described the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on a recent CNN program – “It is a requirement that anyone doing business with a foreign entity make sure that none of the money that comes into a project has been laundered.”

Good lord, get it right or stop talking about the FCPA.

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