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The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Rich Smith |
Lucent Sings to the Feds The company discovers further instances of possible bribery by its employees, this time in China. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Rich Smith |
Lucent's Cloudy Picture Lucent settles one out of three SEC investigations it's facing. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Titanic Troubles for Lockheed? Lockheed's acquisition target, Titan, may be in trouble with the Feds. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Rich Smith |
Can GTECH's Stock Survive SEC Probe? Shares fell after the commission formalized an investigation into the lottery operator's Brazilian dealings. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Rich Smith |
InVision Sees End of Tunnel A Department of Justice settlement for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) clears the way for acquisition of the tiny bomb detector by GE. |
InternetNews April 7, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Mixed News From Lucent's Overseas Operations The company reinforces its multi-vendor support strategy with a customer win in Germany, while a potential scandal brews in its China office. |
National Defense November 2011 Piazza & Ayers |
Regulators Flex Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Muscles Continuing a trend that started late in the last decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission this year continues to raise the bar on the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. |
National Defense September 2005 Shaheen & Geren |
Penalties Get Tougher For FCPA Violations The government is cracking down on bribes by government contractors to foreign officials. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Titan to Lockheed: Buy Me, Please! Titan's shareholders agree to Lockheed's reduced buyout offer of $20 a share. The defense contractors have been negotiating this merger for over nine months. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 Rich Smith |
Monsanto Dodges a Bullet The SEC and DOJ notch victories. Monsanto's punishment for fraud in Indonesia will be a relatively mild $1.5 million in total fines and a commitment to stay out of trouble over the next three years of probation. |
CFO January 1, 2005 David M. Katz |
The Bribery Gap While foreign rivals may make payoffs routinely, U.S. firms face new pressure to root out abuses. |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2004 Rich Smith |
GTECH's Dicey Situation Lottery facilitator GTECH may have taken a bad gamble in Brazil. |
InternetNews May 17, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Lucent Settles SEC Complaint The company looks to eliminate distractions in an improving climate for network equipment. |
InternetNews January 6, 2004 Colin Haley |
IBM Korea Scandal Prompts U.S. Inquiries The DOJ and SEC are reportedly looking into bribery and bid-rigging allegations against the IT giant's South Korean subsidiary. |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2005 Rich Smith |
Welcome to America, Daimler-Benz The German half of DaimlerChrysler is under investigation by the Feds. European investors could be in for some rude surprises. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Cook & Witten |
Legal: The Kickback Effect Pharma tends not to treat relationships with foreign doctors as cautiously as it does those with US physicians. But watch out: Misconduct on the part of your international employees could get kicked back onto your plate. |
National Defense August 2010 Patrick & Renzulli |
Defense Contractors Increasingly Targeted in Corruption Investigations Companies and individuals are facing dramatically higher penalties and costs for failing to comply with anti-bribery laws around the world, and especially in the United States. |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Oops, I(BM) Did it Again Once again IBM finds itself embattled in bribing controversy abroad. |
National Defense September 2015 Kopp & Bhatia |
U.S. Cracking Down on Defense Industry Corruption Overseas The race for international sales during the past few years has been followed by a wave of government investigations into defense companies for both major and relatively minor violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Lockheed's Titanic Markdown The company demands a discount before proceeding to buy Titan. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Andrew Ackerman |
SEC Probes Wachovia The Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement staff has notified Wachovia Bank that they may recommend the SEC file charges against it, as a result of an investigation into alleged anti-competitive bidding practices. |
CFO September 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Gunning for Global Graft The Department of Justice and the SEC turn up the heat on briberies of foreign officials. |
National Defense July 2010 Anderson & Goodwin |
Anti-Bribery Case in China a Wake-Up Call The recent Rio Tinto case in China is a powerful reminder why a vigilant and robust Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) corporate compliance program is important. |
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Dexter Roberts |
The Higher Costs of Bribery in China The U.S. is policing the activities of big multinationals in China more aggressively, with China's own prosecutors sometimes following suit. |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2004 Rich Smith |
Titan Is Still a Buy The defense contractor's earnings suffer from merger costs, but earnings are no longer important. |
National Defense November 2010 Marinelli & Latour |
Vetting Partners: A Key Compliance Element Vetting vendors and other partners is a critical element of a comprehensive export compliance program. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 Tom Taulli |
Grim Reaper Visits EasyLink By all appearances, EasyLink is being hit for a minor offense. Not according to the SEC. |
National Defense November 2015 Bradel & Ralph |
Justice Memo Calls for Absolute Cooperation The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a statute aimed at eliminating corporate bribery of foreign government officials. A defense contractor doing work overseas must be familiar with its tenets. |
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Rich Smith |
Titan's Hidden Assets Titan's employees' security clearances may outweigh their gaffes. |
National Defense January 2014 Cannon & Scott |
Anti-Bribery Law Demands Vigilance November marked the one-year anniversary of the release of the resource guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and should serve to remind all defense contractors of the critical importance of keeping their compliance program current and effective. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Rich Smith |
Lucent's Lucre The IRS gives Lucent a gift. |
CFO April 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson |
Coverage for Uncovered Secrets New insurance products will compensate companies for the costs of internal investigations. |
InternetNews January 13, 2006 Clint Boulton |
SEC is Probing IBM Earnings The Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into IBM's first-quarter 2005 accounting practices is now official. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2005 Rich Smith |
Lucent: Bad News and Good News Seven quarters of profits are nice, but where's the cash? Tuesday's earnings news simply didn't justify the 10% bump in price that Lucent received. |
CFO June 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar |
View from Europe: Global Bribery A series of bribery scandals in Europe becomes a global issue. |
National Defense February 2011 Pappalardo & Bombach |
Justice Department Beefs Up Foreign Corruption Act Enforcement Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act gained momentum in 2010. |
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Report: SEC to Charge TW Over AOL Ad Deal A probe over the ISP's accounting for $400 million in questionable ad revenue will reportedly culminate in a formal charge for AOL parent Time Warner this summer. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2015 Phillip Broadwith |
Bristol-Myers-Squibb fined for alleged Chinese bribes The US Securities and Exchange Commission has fined New York based pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb over $14 million over alleged bribes made to Chinese state owned hospitals. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Rich Smith |
Corinthian Exonerated Educator's stock rises as the SEC calls off its dogs. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 Lynn Hume |
The Bond Buyer The Justice Department and SEC investigations of municipal-bond-related investments and derivatives will overshadow, if not dominate, much of what happens on the securities side of the muni market during the coming year. |
National Defense July 2009 Latour & Maki |
Companies Must Resist Temptations to Cut Corners The defense industry must counter any temptation to cut corners that could result in violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). |
InternetNews December 15, 2004 Tim Gray |
Time Warner Settles Fraud Case Time Warner said today that it has agreed to pay $210 million in criminal and civil fines to settle a federal fraud case stemming from allegedly shady advertising deals within its America Online division. |
CFO April 1, 2005 Tim Reason |
The Limits of Mercy The cost of cooperating with the SEC is high. The cost of not cooperating is even higher. Faced with financial penalties, career-ending bans, and possible criminal prosecution, more individuals are choosing to fight the SEC. |
National Defense December 2007 Shaheen & Reeves |
Export Laws: Avoid The Scarlett Letter Complex U.S. export control laws and regulations are here to stay. The federal government is serious about export control enforcement, and violators are being severely punished. |
Inc. August 2007 Alison Stein Wellner |
No Free Pass Anti-bribery law is now being aggressively enforced. |
CFO April 1, 2003 Kris Frieswick |
Fraud Squad Federal investigators are on a crusade to elevate corporate misdeeds to criminal offenses. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Rich Smith |
Lucent's Light Dims There's little to glow about in this quarterly report. Lucent shareholders are probably breathing a sigh of relief, just happy to know that their stock didn't sink. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Rich Smith |
Titan Tumbles On Saturday, defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin abandoned its ill-fated pursuit of information technology heavyweight Titan. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
A Mirage or a Great Speculation? United Rentals' stock sinks sharply as the SEC investigates the company. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Chaturvedi & French |
US Anti-Corruption Regulation Risks Stepped-up enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act requires enhanced global coordination of compliance |