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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.
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.
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.
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.
CFO June 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar	View from Europe: Global Bribery A series of bribery scandals in Europe becomes a global issue.
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.
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.
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.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Cook & Leiken	Legal: Foreign Policy Drug companies doing business abroad face a special risk of running afoul of stepped-up enforcement of anticorruption laws.
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.
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.
Registered Rep. February 18, 2009 John Churchill	UBS Nailed With $780 Million Fine, Admits To Aiding Tax Dodge Clients The U.S. government has taken its pound of flesh from UBS today. According to a Department of Justice press release.
CFO April 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson	Coverage for Uncovered Secrets New insurance products will compensate companies for the costs of internal investigations.
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The Motley Fool November 11, 2004 Rich Smith	SEC Targets Lucent Ex-Execs Investigation into alleged Saudi bribery by its Chinese subsidiary moves ahead. Lucent's stock has dropped 15% in value.
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.
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 February 1, 2012 Sarah Johnson	Don't Trust, Verify With antibribery actions on the rise, companies should monitor their business partners more closely than ever.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Matlack, Smith & Edmondson	Cracking Down On Corporate Bribery With tougher laws in place, prosecutors around the world are bringing high-profile cases to court.
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 April 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Lockheed's Titanic Markdown The company demands a discount before proceeding to buy Titan.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Jonathan Berr	Rupert Murdoch's Never-Ending Headache A $5 billion share buyback won't calm outraged investors as a possible federal inquiry looms.
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.
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011	Schooled By Scandals Manufacturers burned by foreign bribery scandals provide valuable lessons for companies expanding their global presence.
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.
InternetNews December 2, 2004 Michael Singer	Infineon Execs Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing Four Infineon executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conspired to fix prices in the computer memory sector, officials said Thursday.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Oops, I(BM) Did it Again Once again IBM finds itself embattled in bribing controversy abroad.
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.
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.
InternetNews May 31, 2007 Clint Boulton	SEC Settles Backdating Cases With Mercury, Brocade The Securities and Exchange Commission settled stock-option backdating cases with Mercury Interactive and Brocade Communications Systems totaling $35 million.
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.
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Thomas O. Gorman	SEC v. Bank of America: Where to Go From Here? The SEC thought it had completed an investigation, brought an enforcement action and then settled it.
CFO June 1, 2009 Reason & Stuart	Crackdown Alert After a GAO report documents a slowdown in the SEC's case generation and penalty volume under former chairman Christopher Cox, the regulator's new leaders talk tough.
CFO January 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Foreign Intelligence CFOs need to be smart about overseas operations -- or risk paying a heavy price.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	Backdating: Why Penalties Are Puny The SEC considers options violations less serious than other kinds of financial fraud.
InternetNews August 16, 2007 Roy Mark	IBM, PWC Settle Kickback Charges IBM and PriceWaterhouseCoopers agreed today to pay $5.9 million to settle allegations that the companies made illegal kickbacks to obtain government technology contracts.
CFO October 1, 2002 Alix Nyberg	Regulation: Pitt and the Pendulum The kinder, gentler SEC Pitt envisioned vanished faster than you can say Arthur Andersen. Can he run a tougher, meaner agency?
Investment Advisor September 2009 Melanie Waddell	SEC Bulks Up Enforcement The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving at a rapid pace to repair its sullied reputation after being lambasted by Congress for failing to stop the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
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.
CFO January 30, 2004 Tim Reason	Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds.
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).
CFO April 1, 2003 Kris Frieswick	Fraud Squad Federal investigators are on a crusade to elevate corporate misdeeds to criminal offenses.
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Roy Mark	DOJ Raids Private P2P Operation Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer networks.
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Jennifer Woods Burke	Gotcha! Audits Get Tougher This year, the SEC and FINRA launched a webinar for firms detailing their expectations and reaffirming that whether a firm is large or small, regulators expect the same level of diligence when it comes to audits.
InternetNews December 21, 2006 David Needle	Samsung Exec Pleads Guilty in DRAM Probe Prison time for Young Hwan Park in computer memory price-fixing case.
Registered Rep. September 10, 2008	Bank of America to Buy Its ARs Back The nation's second-largest bank by assets settled an investigation by Massachusetts regulators, agreeing to buy back $4.5 billion worth of the securities.
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Mark Astarita	Changes at the SEC: Schapiro Should Be Benefit to Advisors One can expect that as head of the SEC Mary Schapiro will understand the impact of new rule proposals and enforcement initiatives and will temper the calls for more extreme changes that would ultimately harm the markets and the financial industry.