FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) Updates
Press Release SEC Charges Cardinal Health With FCPA Violations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2020-48 Washington D.C., Feb. 28, 2020 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ohio-based pharmaceutical company Cardinal Health, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $8 million to resolve charges that it violated the books and records and […]
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 12, 2017 Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. Agrees to Pay $17.4 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges Subsidiary Agrees to Plead Guilty to Violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (Zimmer Biomet), an […]
SEC Charges Two Former Och-Ziff Executives With FCPA Violations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2017-34 Washington D.C., Jan. 26, 2017 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two former executives at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group with being the driving forces behind a far-reaching bribery scheme that violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). […]
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 13, 2017 Chilean Chemicals and Mining Company Agrees to Pay More Than $15 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges Chilean chemicals and mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) agreed to pay a […]
Wire and Cable Manufacturer Settles FCPA and Accounting Charges FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2016-283 Washington D.C., Dec. 29, 2016 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kentucky-based General Cable Corporation agreed to pay more than $75 million to resolve parallel SEC and U.S. Department of Justice investigations related to its violations of […]
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 22, 2016 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Agrees to Pay More Than $283 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges Companies Agree to Pay Nearly $520 Million to U.S. Criminal and Regulatory Authorities, Representing the Largest Criminal Fine […]
If you’re not already reading FCPA Blog, and Richard Bistrong’s articles, you really are missing something quite different. His latest is his commentary on the role politics plays or doesn’t play in FCPA investigations and prosecutions. Why is it unique? Because he was involved in the case he discusses. Richard’s […]
JPMorgan Chase Paying $264 Million to Settle FCPA Charges FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2016-241 Washington D.C., Nov. 17, 2016 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay more than $130 million to settle SEC charges that it won business from clients and corruptly influenced […]
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 29, 2016 Och-Ziff Capital Management Admits to Role in Africa Bribery Conspiracies and Agrees to Pay $213 Million Criminal Fine Och-Ziff Enters into Three-Year Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Foreign Corrupt […]
The fines? Totaling $22.2 million, which include a $12.75 million criminal penalty paid to the Department of Justice, $6.74 million in disgorgement, and $2.7 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission in prejudgment interest. This is part of a 3-year Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) agreed to by LATAM, which is […]
