Paris court sentences two former Technip execs for Nigeria bribes

Two former executives of French engineering and construction giant Technip S.A. were handed light fines by a Paris court Wednesday for their role in the multi-million dollar bribery scheme to win contracts for development of the Bonny Island gas facility.

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Is a December enforcement surprise on the way?

For most of us, December means giant year-end bonuses, moving to bigger houses, and getaways to the Turks and Caicos. No, that's not true.

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'Carbon copy prosecutions' change the rules of the game

A recent University of Chicago Legal Forum article looks deep into an important new enforcement trend -- duplicative enforcement actions in multiple countries.

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Bloggers (no kidding) lead the FCPA conversation

The blogs spoke loudly in an article by Leslie Wayne in the New York Times that recently highlighted FCPA enforcement against foreign companies.

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Stanley Jailed For 30 Months

The biggest FCPA enforcement action in history came to a close today with the sentencing of the mastermind behind the $182 million bribery scheme.

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Halliburton Hit With New SEC Subpoena

Houston-based Halliburton said in an SEC filing this week that it received a subpoena from the SEC in connection with an ongoing investigation of possible kickbacks and bribes in Angola.

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Stanley, Tesler, and Chodan Sentencings Postposed

Sentencing of the three individual defendants in the TSKJ Nigeria case has been delayed again.

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Marubeni Pays $54.6 Million To Settle TSKJ Nigeria Case

The DOJ said today that Japan's Marubeni Corporation will pay a $54.6 million criminal penalty to resolve FCPA charges for its role as an agent of the KBR-led TSKJ joint venture.

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TSKJ: The FCPA's Whale

The TSKJ enforcement action started in September 2008. Jack Stanley, KBR's former CEO, pleaded guilty in Houston to a two-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and to commit mail and wire fraud.

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Fox's Top Ten For 2011, Corporate Division

As December is a time for reflection on the past twelve months, I have been considering the FCPA Enforcement Action year.

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