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Richard L. Cassin | Monday, May 20, 2013 at 12:28PM 
As reported last week, the Las Vegas Sands said it has improved its internal controls. The board's audit committee, according to the company, now believes the internal controls 'do not represent a material weakness . . . over financial reporting.'
Richard L. Cassin | Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 1:28PM 
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday released its final administrative order against Dutch electronics firm Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. reflecting an out-of-court settlement of FCPA-related allegations.
Marc Alain Bohn | Friday, March 1, 2013 at 1:10PM 
In what is thought to be the first FCPA-related enforcement action ever taken against a China-based company, the SEC entered into a joint settlement yesterday with Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. and its former CFO, Aichun Li, over alleged violations of the books and records and internal controls provisions of the FCPA, and anti-fraud and reporting provisions of other federal securities laws.
Marc Alain Bohn | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 2:33AM 
In a recent post, the FCPA Professor questioned the broad application of the label “declination” to any instance of FCPA scrutiny that does not result in an FCPA enforcement action.
Richard L. Cassin | Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 2:38AM 
A status conference in U.S. v. Weissman before Judge Barbara S. Jones in New York City has been scheduled for January 3.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, December 24, 2012 at 2:28AM 
A federal judge Thursday angrily rejected a proposed 2011 settlement between the SEC and IBM, saying the company should be required to report all accounting violations and not just FCPA anti-bribery problems.
The FCPA Blog | Monday, December 17, 2012 at 12:35PM 
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it has resolved an FCPA enforcement action against Germany-based insurance and asset management company Allianz SE.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, November 5, 2012 at 10:08AM 
Chinese companies that listed securities on U.S. stock exchanges have been hit hard by shareholder actions.
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, November 5, 2012 at 6:06AM 
Industrial supplier W.W. Grainger, Inc. said last week the DOJ won't prosecute the company for giving pre-paid gift cards to some customers in China.
Richard L. Cassin | Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 2:02AM 
The SEC on Friday (September 28) filed a partially-settled civil injunctive action in federal court in Minnesota against Subramanian Krishnan, the former CFO of Digi International, Inc., alleging multiple offenses under the books and records and internal controls provisions of the FCPA.
