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SEC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for Gartner FCPA Case
On July 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NoCA) for an enforcement action taken against Gartner, Inc., a technological research and consulting company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. In May, the SEC announced...
Whistleblower Attorney Explains How US FCPA Can Help Fight Corruption in Venezuela
On June 7, whistleblower attorney Michael Kohn delivered a speech at the Meridian International Center to a group of Venezuelan officials as part of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). This IVLP initiative aims to promote transparency...
Record Whistleblower Award Reportedly Stemmed From FCPA Case
On May 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $279 million whistleblower award: the largest in the history of the SEC Whistleblower Program. According to reporting by the Wall Street Journal, the award was connected to a...
SEC Sanctions Dutch Medical Supplier Philips $62 Million for Alleged FCPA Violations
On May 11, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Koninklijke Philips N.V., an Amsterdam-based medical supplier, agreed to pay $62 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The charges stem from...
SEC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for FCPA Bribery Cases
On January 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted Notice of Covered Actions (NoCAs) for two recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. The actions, taken against ABB Ltd, a global electrification and automation technology company, and...
U.S. Authorities Imposed $1.5 Billion in Sanctions in FCPA Cases in 2022
In 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposed over $1.5 billion in sanctions in Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases, according to a new report by FCPA Clearinghouse. Overall the report shows...
Oracle to Pay SEC $23 Million to Settle FCPA Charges
On September 27, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Oracle Corporation agreed to pay $23 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Oracle allegedly used slush funds to bribe foreign officials...
DOJ Investigating Potential FCPA Violations by Millicom
The Department of Justice is investigating potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) committed by Millicom International Cellular SA in Guatemala, the company revealed in a 6-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Stanford...
Boston Scientific Whistleblower Alleges FCPA Violations
On August 4, Boston Scientific, a biotechnical engineering firm, filed its quarterly report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The report, which covered the company's earnings and activities for the second quarter of the year, reveals that a...
SEC Charges South Korea’s Largest Telecommunications Operator with FCPA Violations
On February 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that KT Corporation, South Korea’s largest telecommunications operator, will pay $6.3 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The SEC alleges that KT...
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