The FCPA Professor Blog has an interesting post about who pays the bill for costs associated with lawmakers’ trips abroad. A government official has over $7,000 of expenses paid for by an organization hoping to establish a personal connection with the official and seeking access to the official to educate him on a multibillion dollar […]
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prison sentences in Willbros case
The Department of Justice released a memo describing the sentences handed down in the Willbros Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case. Two former executives of Willbros International Inc. (WII), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to pay more than $6 million in bribes to government […]
Department of Justice announces largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation
This Department of Justice press release provides details on what DoJ calls its largest investigation and proseuction of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case. The indictments allege that the defendants engaged in a scheme to pay bribes to the minister of defense for a country in Africa. In fact, the scheme was part of the […]