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Entries in ABB (42)

Tuesday
Apr302013

Disgorgement, an overlooked aspect of the Ralph Lauren settlement?

As part of its recent settlement with the SEC, Ralph Lauren Corporation agreed to disgorge $593,000 that was "obtained or retained as a result of the violations discovered during the investigation," along with $141,846 in pre-judgment interest. 

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Wednesday
Aug082012

Pfizer Joins Our Top Ten Disgorgement List

We haven't had to update our list of corporate FCPA cases with the biggest disgorgements since March 2011. But now we do, thanks to Pfizer.

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Tuesday
Apr242012

Walmart's Move For Mexican Dominance 

By all accounts, Walmart's appetite for growth in Mexico was insatiable. The drive to dominate the retail market there, according to the New York Times, allegedly led the company to pay $24 million in bribes to fast track store permits.

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Monday
Apr092012

Basurto Sentenced To 'Time Served'

The government's primary witness against former ABB manager John O'Shea won't serve any more jail time for conspiracy to violate the FCPA.

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Thursday
Jan192012

Judge To DOJ: Your Principal Witness Knows Almost Nothing

Here's what Judge Lynn Hughes said when he ruled in favor of John O'Shea's motion to dismiss all the substantive FCPA counts against him.

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Monday
Jan092012

Final Countdown For O'Shea

Jury selection in John O'Shea's trial is scheduled to start on January 11.

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Thursday
Nov102011

SEC Posts Cases Eligible For Whistleblower Rewards

The SEC's Office of the Whistleblower (yes, it's real) published its first list of enforcement actions that might be eligible for whistleblower rewards. It includes FCPA-related cases.

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Thursday
Apr072011

Japan's JGC Makes Top Ten

With yesterday's $218.8 million criminal fine, JGC joins the top ten FCPA cases of all time. Nine now involved non-U.S. companies, and the oldest -- Siemens from December 2008 -- is still the biggest.

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Wednesday
Apr062011

FCPA Defendants Face Long Odds

In Los Angeles this week, the trial of Lindsey Manufacturing, Dr. Keith Lindsey, Steve K. Lee, and Angela Aguilar opened in federal court. On Friday, they lost their motion to dismiss the case when the judge ruled that officers of the Mexican electric utility CFE, who the defendants allegedly bribed, aren't foreign officials under the FCPA.

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Monday
Mar142011

Top Ten Disgorgements

There's been a lot of talk lately about the DOJ's "expansive enforcement practices," and practically none about the SEC's. So let's get started by taking a look at a remedy the SEC uses in most FCPA cases: disgorgement.

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