1 2月 2017
Insight
Global
Welcome to the January 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update covers a number of jurisdictions summarised below. Click read more for the full article of each jursidiction.
UNITED KINGDOM/ EUROPE
- MoJ call for evidence on corporate liability for economic crime
- SFO enters into third and largest Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- SFO speech on fighting fraud
- SFO wins Property Freezing Order appeal in Chad oil corruption case
- FCA FAQs on REP-CRIM
- MLD IV – European Parliament resolution on high-risk countries
- ESAs delay on the delivery of draft RTS under MLD4
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MIDDLE EAST
- Plans to introduce new securities law to safeguard investors in Oman
- Israeli prime minister questioned over corruption allegations
- Egyptian judge found dead in cell amid corruption charges
- Notary president and other officials suspended over SR400m forged deed
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HONG KONG
- SFC announces "Manager in Charge" regime to heighten senior management accountability for financial institutions in Hong Kong
- Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang on trial for corruption
- Acting for another – Hong Kong court of final appeal issues important clarification under the prevention of bribery ordinance
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CHINA, SOUTH EAST ASIA & INDIA
China
- China to establish new anti-corruption agencies
- Former China Resources vice-chairman pleads guilty to graft charges
- China jails former deputy sports minister for graft
- Chinese court jails former coal group chiefs for bribery
- Multiple former senior Chinese officials jailed for graft
Singapore
- Former Micron manager fined for attempted bribery
- Company director faces 30 months' jail for corruption
- Graft scandal: Ex-ST Marine CEO jailed 10 months and fined
Vietnam
- Vietnam: Government Bans New Year Gift-Giving To Curb Bribery
Malaysia
- MACC, IRB team up to better combat graft criminals
Taiwan
- Official involved in financial crime
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JAPAN
- Ex-Sumitomo Mitsui Employee Charged with Embezzling JPY960 million
- High Court convicts city mayor in bribery case
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UNITED STATES
Recent FCPA developments
- Orthofix charged with accounting fraud and FCPA violations
- Biomet fined for repeating FCPA violations
- DOJ charges relatives of former UN Secretary-General for FCPA violations
- Teva Pharmaceutical pays settles FCPA charges
- SEC resolves FCPA and accounting fraud violation with General Cable
- Businessmen and former Mexican officials plead guilty in connection with bribery schemes for aviation business
- Former Guinean officials charged with money laundering for receiving bribes from Chinese companies
- Argentine sports marketing company fined for international bribery conspiracy in FIFA case
- Brazilian companies settle FCPA charges in connection with "Operation Carwash"
- Redflex enters into non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ
Other corporate criminal and enforcement actions
- Volkswagen pleads guilty in connection with cheating emissions tests, executives indicted
- DOJ settles with McKesson for failure to report suspicious orders of drugs
- Forest Laboratories and Forest Pharmaceuticals settle kickback allegations
Sanctions update
- OFAC provides clarification regarding Iran sanctions "snapback"
- OFAC issues guidance on sanctions compliance services
Money laundering
- NYDFS penalizes Agricultural Bank of China for anti-money laundering violation
Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity sanctions targeting Russia implemented
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