Richard L. Cassin
August 23, 2007
“There are moral problems as well as legal problems that go far beyond simply the question of illegal payoffs to foreign officials.
“There are questions concerning the role of multinational corporations, the extent to which they have obligations to the countries in which they conduct their business, the extent to which they should seek to raise the standards of conduct there, the respect which they should show the laws of other countries.… Continue Reading
Richard L. Cassin
August 22, 2007
The press is reporting that the Department of Justice on August 21, 2007 appealed the dismissal of FCPA charges against three men in connection with a bribery scheme in Azerbaijan.
Richard L. Cassin
August 8, 2007
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 23, 2007 the indictment in Houston of a former executive of a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. He is charged with conspiring to make corrupt payments to Nigerian officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.… Continue Reading
Richard L. Cassin
August 8, 2007
In its first Opinion Procedure Release of 2007, the Department of Justice said it would take no action against a requestor proposing to cover some expenses for a
U.S. trip by six officials of an Asian government.… Continue Reading
Instead of our regular post today, these familiar and fitting words:
No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.… Continue Reading
The FCPA Blog
September 7, 2007
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