Foreign Corruption
Get all news about foreign corruption cases around the globe. Many such cases fall under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a federal law enacted in 1977 by Congress that prohibits the bribing of international companies and foreign officials.
Fishrot Whistleblower Jóhannes Stefánsson Receives Prestigious Gothenburg Award
Jóhannes Stefánsson, who risked his life to single-handedly expose one of the largest illegal fishing scandals in history, will receive...
DOJ To Foreign Fraudsters: We’re Ready
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun to beef up its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement division after...
Deutsche Bank to Pay over $130 Million to Settle FCPA Charges
On January 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against Deutsche Bank...
German Whistleblowers Help Make Millions for the US; Germany Goes Away Empty-Handed
Last year German citizens provided information to US authorities in 44 whistleblower cases, because they believed nobody in Germany would...
Vitol Inc. to Pay CFTC $95 Million to Settle Corruption-Based Fraud and Manipulation Charges
On December 3, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an order filing and settling corruption charges against Vitol...
Rewards on a Roll: More Countries Worldwide Now Offering Whistleblower Incentives
The hottest topic in the world of whistleblowing today is monetary rewards. Long unjustly dismissed by policy-makers as perverting the...
Time to Catch Up: Europe Lags in Key Whistleblower Indicators
A major new study shows Europe has fallen behind other regions in several important whistleblowing indicators. The study confirms the...
Dutch Mistreatment: The Netherlands’ Troubling Record on Whistleblower Protection
Two embarrassing whistleblower retaliation cases, an unusually harsh report from the OECD, and an admission from a top public official...
Daphne Caruana Galizia, Revered Maltese Anti-Corruption Journalist, Posthumously Receives 2020 Allard Prize
On October 21, Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist who exposed widespread corruption in the Maltese government, was named the...
Sargeant Marine Inc. Pleads Guilty To Bribing South American Government Officials and Violations Of FCPA
Sargeant Marine Inc., a multinational asphalt company, has pleaded guilty to violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices...
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