Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Dan Froomkin

Dems Seek Info About Firms That Funded Anti-Bribery Law Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Walmart, Video, Institute for Legal Reform, Bribery Scandal, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Bribery, Anti-Bribery Law, Henry Waxman, US Chamber of Commerce, Wal-Mart, Fcpa, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Two Democratic congressmen are investigating whether the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's tenacious attack on a key anti-bribery statute has l...

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Coty Withdraws $10.7 Billion Offer To Buy Avon

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, BDT Capital Partners, Video, Avon, Avon Takeover Bid, Madonna Beyonce, Johnson & Johnson, Reuters, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Bart Becht, Coty, Warren Buffett, Joh. A. Benckiser, Business, Sheri McCoy, Business News

* Coty says Avon took too long * Bid had backing from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway * Avon shares had been hammere...

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Senator Asks Leveson If News Corp. Violated US Law

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Jay Rockefeller News International, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Rupert Murdoch, News International, Senate News Corp, Jay Rockefeller News Corp, Leveson Inquiry, Media News

The head of the Senate committee overseeing the media has written to the Leveson inquiry about any possible violations of U.S. law by Rupert Murdoch's...

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U.S. Businesses Face Culture Rife With Bribery In China

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Video, Foreign Bribery, Reuters, Business News, China Business, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Walmart Bribery, Bribery, U.S. China Business, Chinese Business Culture, China Business Culture, Business News

* U.S. companies challenged by FCPA * In state-owned China, who is an "official"? * Highly regulated industries pose hig...

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Walmart, the FCPA, and America's Ability to Compete

Daniel Wagner | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Walmart Bribery, Mexico-Walmart, Walmart, Bribery, Grease Payments, Fcpa, Business News
Daniel Wagner

While the FCPA has served a useful purpose, it remains stuck in another era. In today's dynamic and ever-changing international business landscape, U.S. businesses would really benefit from a less absolutist approach to the subject.

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Ben Hallman

Loophole In Bribery Law Leads To Confusion, Abuse

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Walmart, Bribery Scandal, Bribery Law Loophole, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Anti-Bribery Law, Grease Payments, Bribery Law, Walmart-De-Mexico, Walmart-Bribery-Scandal, Business News

A loophole in a U.S. anti-bribery law, the same law that Walmart's Mexico subsidiary reportedly violated again and again, actually allows companies to...

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Is Walmart Too Big, Powerful, Influential to Obey the Law?

Richard Trumka | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Corporate Greed, Bribery, Wal-Mart, Child Labor Laws, Mexico, Business News
Richard Trumka

This week's reports about Walmart's practices in Mexico are breathtaking. The Times found "credible evidence that bribery played a persistent and significant role in Walmart's rapid growth in Mexico."

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D.M. Levine

Fired Morgan Stanley Executive Accused In China Bribery Scheme

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Walmart, Morgan-Stanley-Bribery, Morgan Stanley, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Bribery, Sec, Wal-Mart, Fcpa, Business News

A former Morgan Stanley executive was charged with bribery Wednesday in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint that says he steered near...

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Congress Looks Into Walmart's Lobbying Against Anti-Bribery Law

The Huffington Post | Alice Hines | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Retail Industry Leaders Association, Institute for Legal Reform, Walmart Scandal, Walmart Congressional Investigation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Walmart Bribery, Walmart Mexico, Henry Waxman, Chamber of Commerce, Walmart FCPA, Thomas Hyde, Fcpa, Business News

Two congressmen investigating the Walmart bribery scandal announced on Wednesday that they will also begin probing Walmart's lobbying against the Fore...

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Marcus Baram

Walmart Took Part In Lobbying Campaign To Amend Anti-Bribery Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Retail Industry Leaders Association, Walmart, Thomas D. Hyde, Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal, Bribery, Justice Department, Institute of Legal Reform, Wal-Mart, Business News

Some top Walmart executives have been active in a lobbying group that is pushing to weaken the country's main anti-bribery law, as first reported in t...

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Ben Hallman

Walmart Likely To Escape Criminal Charges In Mexico Bribery: Experts

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Walmart, Video, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Walmart Bribery, Wal-Mart-Bribery, Securities and Exchange Commission, Justice Department, Slidepollajax, Judge Jed Rakoff, Business News

Despite public embarrassment and blistering headlines, Walmart will likely escape criminal charges over allegations the retailer bribed officials in M...

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Murdoch's Date With Justice

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: News Corp, Bribery, Phone Hacking, Eric Holder Attorney General, Rupert Murdoch, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, James Murdoch, Fox News Channel, Fbi, Media News
Timothy Karr

News Corp.'s fortunes are turning, and Rupert Murdoch must now answer for all that has happened under his watch. If he or his executives broke the law, they must be held accountable in the United States.

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John Rudolf

Former Top Halliburton Exec Heads To Prison For Bribery

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Cheney Nigeria Bribery, Kbr, Halliburton, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Nigeria, Brown and Root, Natural Gas, Bribery, Albert "Jack" Stanley, Nigeria Bribery, Kellogg Brown Root, Albert Stanley, Fcpa, Business News

A former top Halliburton executive will serve 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in Houston federal court to orchestrating a $180 million bri...

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News Corp. Civil War Shows No Signs Of Ending

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, The Sun, Operation Elveden, Phone Hacking, News International, The Times, Media News

The battles within Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire are only getting worse. The Times, one of Murdoch's own papers, revealed Tuesday that News Cor...

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Donations From Casino Owner Could Embarrass GOP Candidates

Reuters | Peter Henderson and James Pomfret | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Campaign Contribution, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Mitt Romney, Israel Defense Forces, Las Vegas, Campaign Donations, Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands, Video, Steve Jacobs, 2012 Election, Reuters, Macau, Newt Gingrich, Securities and Exchange Commission, Election 2012, Politics News

SAN FRANCISCO/MACAU, China, Feb 8 (Reuters) - It's never good for the candidate when a big donor runs afoul of the law - as President Barack Obama le...

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FBI Investigating News Corp.

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Fbi News Corp, Fbi News Corp Investigation, Fbi, Operation Weeting, Phone Hacking, Phone Hacking Crisis, News Corp Fbi, Media News

The FBI is investigating whether or not News Corp. violated a law barring American companies from making corrupt payments to foreign officials, Reuter...

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Rule Following Is for Both Government and Citizens

Brad Reid | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Dismissal of Criminal Charges, Over-Zealous, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Prosecution, Business News
Brad Reid

The important lesson for all is that "winning" is not the only thing. Winning is the outcome of superior products and services in the business context. Winning in law should mean that justice under law is served.

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Koch Industries Reportedly Had Inside Man At The EPA

Sunlight Foundation | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Sunlight Foundation, Epa, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Koch Industries, Don Clay, Koch Industries Epa, Green News

Koch Industries, the closely held firm led by conservative and libertarian political donors Charles and David Koch, has a long record of entanglements...

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Dan Froomkin

U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Battles Anti-Bribery Statute

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Restoring Balance, Corruption, Anti-Bribery, Institute for Legal Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Anti-Corruption Initiative, Bribery, Foreign Officials, Justice Department, Fcpa, Lobbying, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- More than three decades after the United States Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act -- striking a major blow against inter...

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Murdoch's Dirty Deeds Don't Come Cheap

Sarah Pray | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Corruption, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Bribery, United Kingdom, Politics News
Sarah Pray

The latest news about Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in not only a reminder of the importance of maintaining strong anti-bribery legislation, but also casts serious doubts on the efforts of some in Washington to weaken those laws.

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SEC After Goldman Over Libya Dealings

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, Libya, JPMorgan Chase, Muammar Gaddafi, Carlyle Group, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Wall Street Journal, Video, Business News

The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc and some other financial companies violated bribery laws in de...

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Nigeria: Crucifying Democracy on a Cross of Corruption

Bruce Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Hamid Karzai, Al Qaeda, Niger Delta, Guernsey Trust Company, Nixon v. United States, Zimbabwe, Fcpa, Terrorism, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, United States, Manuel Noriega, Sima Holdings, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Jennifer Abubakar, Transparency International, Department of Justice, Afghanistan, Sani Abachi, Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, Carl Levin, Panema, Letsgo, World News
Bruce Fein

If the United States permits international politics to hijack the rule of law at home, then democracy and rule of law abroad will falter, especially in places like Nigeria.

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Alcatel to pay $137M to settle bribery charges

AP | MICHELLE CHAPMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wireless, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Alcatel Bribery, Alcatel, International Bribery, Business News

NEW YORK — Alcatel-Lucent SA has agreed to pay more than $137 million to settle charges brought against it by the federal government. The Secur...

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Why Corporate Counsel Must Implement Stringent Corporate Anti-Corruption Policies in 2011

Ben Kerschberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Corporate Counsel, Bribery, Anti-Corruption, Ben Kerschberg, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act, UK Ministry of Justice, Consero, Department of Justice, Securities Exchange Commission, Business News
Ben Kerschberg

As we turn the corner into the new year, corporate counsel need to identify important legal issues facing their companies in 2011.

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As Anti-Corruption Day Passes, a Look Back at 2010

Raymond Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Slidepollajax Bribery, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, International Anti-Corruption Day, Global-Financial-Integrity, Corruption, Uncac, Fcpa, World News, Business News
Raymond Baker

See some of the year's most significant moments in anti-corruption, and vote for the slides you feel represent the biggest challenges or advances.

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