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We’ve all heard of the people who call 911 to report that their cocaine’s just been stolen. Well, something similar happened here — under terrible circumstances. . .
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A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns. — Mario Puzo
With that street-smart aphorism in mind, we went looking for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act-related cases where lawyers were alleged to be on the wrong side of the law. Turns out there aren’t many. Here’s the rundown . . .
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Two professional groups say they’ll punish any lawyers involved in KBR’s $182 million scheme to bribe Nigerian officials in exchange for contracts worth $6 billion. . .
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The FBI will help Burundi investigate the murder two weeks ago of one of the country’s most prominent anti-corruption activists. Ernest Manirumva was vice-president of OLUCOME (the Anti-Corruption and Economic Malpractice Observatory), arguably Burundi’s most important NGO. He was found dead in his home on April 8 from knife wounds to the head. Both his home and office had been ransacked. . .
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We talked a week ago about Somali pirates and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. We’re on the subject of piracy again, but we can’t pretend this post is on topic. That’s OK, though — on Fridays we have a license to wander a bit. So here’s what’s on our mind. . .
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When graft-busting becomes a political weapon, the rule of law grows weaker and corruption generally flourishes. Is that what’s happening in Venezuela? Maybe. For sure the number of high-profile opposition leaders accused of bribery and corruption is growing. . .
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There was an important post over the weekend on the White Collar Crime Prof Blog. Ellen Podgor flagged a recent case with serious implications for companies with deferred prosecution agreements. . .
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What does it mean to “cooperate with the government” after discovering serious Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance problems? There’s a description of organizational cooperation in a recent sentencing memo the Justice Department filed in US v. Latin Node Inc. . .
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It perennially runs neck-and-neck with Louisiana as the country’s most corrupt state. But last week Illinois took a big step toward coming clean. It launched a website that makes it easy for anyone to report corruption in state and local government — and get paid to do it. And guess what? The site’s a winner — clean, simple and easy to use. . .
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This month’s online edition of Foreign Policy magazine has an article (here) saying Somali pirates hand over part of their proceeds to the regional Puntland government in exchange for being allowed to operate in areas it controls. . .
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