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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:28:57 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>The FCPA Blog</title><subtitle>The FCPA Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-02-10T06:07:05Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Dutch Won't Open Old Lockheed Wound</title><category term="Andy Spalding"/><category term="Beyond Balance"/><category term="Holland"/><category term="Italy"/><category term="Japan"/><category term="Legislative History"/><category term="Lockheed"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/10/dutch-wont-open-old-lockheed-wound.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/10/dutch-wont-open-old-lockheed-wound.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-10T08:28:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-10T08:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The leader of the Dutch government has refused to open a new investigation into the role played by Prince Bernhard in the Lockheed scandal that broke in 1976.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Gov't Dismisses O'Shea Case</title><category term="John O'Shea"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/govt-dismisses-oshea-case.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/govt-dismisses-oshea-case.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-09T23:47:30Z</published><updated>2012-02-09T23:47:30Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The DOJ on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss the remaining counts against John O'Shea.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Haiti Telco Official Pleads Guilty</title><category term="Haiti"/><category term="money laundering"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/haiti-telco-official-pleads-guilty.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/haiti-telco-official-pleads-guilty.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-09T22:37:03Z</published><updated>2012-02-09T22:37:03Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[A former director of state-owned Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M. accused of accepting bribes has pleaded guilty in Miami to conspiracy to launder money.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Beyond Balance V: The Ethical Business Criterion</title><category term="Andy Spalding"/><category term="Beyond Balance"/><category term="Ethics"/><category term="Legislative History"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/beyond-balance-v-the-ethical-business-criterion.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/beyond-balance-v-the-ethical-business-criterion.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-09T10:05:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-09T10:05:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[“A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” So said the American inventor Charles Kettering. In FCPA circles, we’re debating whether and how to fix assorted problems in our anti-bribery regime.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Africa's Oil And Gas Corruption In The Spotlight</title><category term="Angola"/><category term="Congo"/><category term="Global Witness"/><category term="Nigeria"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/africas-oil-and-gas-corruption-in-the-spotlight.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/9/africas-oil-and-gas-corruption-in-the-spotlight.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-09T08:28:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-09T08:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The NGO Global Witness has published a new report that says governments in Africa are awarding concessions and productions contracts to shell companies that may have ties to government officials.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Exec Claims GE Fired Him For Reporting FCPA Concerns</title><category term="General Electric"/><category term="Iraq"/><category term="Oil For Food"/><category term="Whistleblower"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/8/exec-claims-ge-fired-him-for-reporting-fcpa-concerns.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/8/exec-claims-ge-fired-him-for-reporting-fcpa-concerns.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-08T20:28:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-08T20:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[A former country manager in Iraq for a GE subsidiary claims he was fired for telling supervisors and an ombudsman about potential FCPA problems.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Has More FCPA Enforcement Brought Less Deterrence?</title><category term="Condemnation"/><category term="John O'Shea"/><category term="Lindsey Manufacturing"/><category term="Smith and Wesson"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/8/has-more-fcpa-enforcement-brought-less-deterrence.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/8/has-more-fcpa-enforcement-brought-less-deterrence.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-08T09:28:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-08T09:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The DOJ ramped up FCPA enforcement over the past five years. But could its aggressive pursuit of FCPA prosecutions be hurting attempts to deter corruption? It’s possible.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>DOJ May End Africa Sting Prosecutions</title><category term="Smith and Wesson"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/7/doj-may-end-africa-sting-prosecutions.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/7/doj-may-end-africa-sting-prosecutions.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-07T21:09:24Z</published><updated>2012-02-07T21:09:24Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The boss of the DOJ's criminal division and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia asked Judge Richard Leon Tuesday for time to consider 'whether to continue to go forward' with the Africa sting case.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>'We Have To Fight Corruption, Or It Will Defeat Us'</title><category term="Greece"/><category term="Profiles"/><category term="Transparency International"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/7/we-have-to-fight-corruption-or-it-will-defeat-us.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/7/we-have-to-fight-corruption-or-it-will-defeat-us.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-07T08:28:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-07T08:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Huguette Labelle is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Transparency International, which calls itself “the global coalition against corruption.”]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Smith &amp; Nephew Reaches $22 Million Settlement</title><category term="Biomet"/><category term="Greece"/><category term="Johnson and Johnson"/><category term="Medical Devices"/><category term="Poland"/><category term="Romania"/><category term="Smith and Nephew"/><category term="Zimmer"/><id>http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/6/smith-nephew-reaches-22-million-settlement.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/2/6/smith-nephew-reaches-22-million-settlement.html"/><author><name>The FCPA Blog</name></author><published>2012-02-06T20:28:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-06T20:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[U.K.-based medical device maker Smith & Nephew plc agreed to pay $22.2 million to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act offenses committed by its U.S. and German subsidiaries. The company admitted bribing government-employed doctors in Greece for more than a decade to win business.]]></summary></entry></feed>
