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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 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.
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 January 2015 Ryan Berry & Guy Filippelli	Compliance Programs Need Data Analytics Without data analytics tools, companies remain dependent on human identification of risks and violations. Their compliance efforts often consist only of training employees to spot misconduct, and in setting aside financial reserves to fund expensive, after-the-fact investigations by outside counsel.
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 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.
National Defense February 2009 David H. Laufman	Mandatory Disclosure Regime Raises Stakes for Contractors A new regulatory enforcement regime has now commenced that underscores the Department of Justice's aggressive approach to procurement fraud and dramatically increases the compliance and disclosure obligations of defense contractors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
National Defense September 2012 Richard L. Moorhouse	Implementing Evolving Disclosure Rules Federal government oversight, scrutiny of contractors and enforcement actions are on the rise.
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.
National Defense June 2008 D'Agostino & Parker	Self-Disclosure Rules Create Ambiguities It is unclear if a recently proposed disclosure regulation will become final, but the attention it has received from Congress suggests increased mandatory disclosure is likely to occur in some form.
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.
National Defense June 2007 Shaheen & Bombach	ITT Penalties: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? ITT, the premier manufacturer of night-vision equipment for the U.S. armed forces was given one of the largest penalties eve in a criminal case. Many wonder whether this extraordinary penalty was reasonable.
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.
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.
National Defense May 2013 Canni & Levy	Agencies Becoming More Aggressive in Pursuit of Contractor Wrongdoing After years of congressional complaints, federal agencies are responding to concerns about how they handle contractor debarments and suspensions. New civilian debarment offices have emerged and are becoming active.
National Defense March 2015 Grandon & Robbins	Suspension and Debarment of Contractors: Is It Going Too Far? Suspensions and debarments to exclude government contractors from the federal marketplace incite passions on all sides.
National Defense January 2006 Reeder & Hickey	Make Commitment To Corporate Ethics The National Defense Industrial Association puts ethical conduct on par with shareholder profits and believes maintaining the highest ethical standards throughout the defense industry has never been more important to the country.
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.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Oops, I(BM) Did it Again Once again IBM finds itself embattled in bribing controversy abroad.
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, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Foreign Intelligence CFOs need to be smart about overseas operations -- or risk paying a heavy price.
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 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.
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.
National Defense July 2014 Chris Nagel	Whistleblowers Cash In On False Claims Act A startling trend in defense contracting is the recent rise in payments made by industry to government agencies and whistleblowers under the False Claims Act.
National Defense December 2010 O'Neill et al.	The Long Arm Of the U.K. Bribery Act For U.S. companies, particularly those active in foreign countries or engaged in high-profile markets such as the defense industry, maintaining ethical operations and avoiding corruption is essential.
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.
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
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011	Schooled By Scandals Manufacturers burned by foreign bribery scandals provide valuable lessons for companies expanding their global presence.
National Defense February 2009 McGrath & Connolly	Final Rules on Mandatory Disclosure Effective Dec. 12, 2008, government contractors will face what rule authors characterize as a "sea change" in how government enforcement authorities expect to govern in the future.
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 August 2006 Shaheen & Bombach	Anti-Bribery Enforcement On the Increase Overseas U.S. government contractors involved in overseas sales recognize the need to comply with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
CFO April 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson	Coverage for Uncovered Secrets New insurance products will compensate companies for the costs of internal investigations.
National Defense June 2014 David Robbins	Embracing Mandatory Disclosure Can Save Contractors Time, Trouble and Legal Fees The mandatory disclosure rule -- which requires federal government contractors to report fraud and overpayments -- is in the news again.
National Defense January 2007 David Hickey	Companies Must Set and Review Compliance Priorities As 2006 closed, the Department of Justice's criminal division announced the formal creation of a national task force "to promote the prevention, early detection and prosecution of procurement fraud."
Inc. August 2007 Alison Stein Wellner	No Free Pass Anti-bribery law is now being aggressively enforced.
Entrepreneur September 2004 Jane Easter Bahls	Illicit Affairs? If you do business overseas, be certain your "administrative fees" aren't really illegal bribes. And because complying with the many overlapping laws is tricky, hire a lawyer with experience in international business.
Chemistry World January 13, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Ansun settles fraud case for $2m Ansun Biopharma has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a criminal and civil case for submitting false and fraudulent claims against grants and a contract with the US National Institutes of Health.
CFO April 1, 2003 Kris Frieswick	Fraud Squad Federal investigators are on a crusade to elevate corporate misdeeds to criminal offenses.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2011 John Grgurich	A Look at Wal-Mart's Bribery Probe Wal-Mart launches an internal investigation.
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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.
Mother Jones May/Jun 2002 Ken Silverstein	Unjust Rewards The government continues to award federal business worth billions to companies that repeatedly break the law. A Mother Jones investigation reveals which major contractors are the worst offenders...
National Defense March 2004 Richard J. Bednar	Small Companies Need Ethics Programs Too The Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct (DII)-- focused on defense industry ethics and conduct programs since its inception in 1986--has developed a "tool kit" to help smaller defense contractors plan ethics and conduct program.
InternetNews December 1, 2005 Roy Mark	Samsung Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing Korean electronics giant Samsung agrees to pay second-largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S. history.