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9th Circuit Does Not Find Government’s Chutzpah Appealing

Posted On Thursday, September 27, 2012
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In 1993, Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski co-authored an article for the Yale Law Journal, wherein the authors explained the term “Chutzpah.” See Alex Kozinski and Eugene...

TYCO Enters Into NPA And Subsidiary Pleads Guilty – $26 Million Paid In FCPA Settlement

Posted On Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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On September 24, 2012, DOJ announced the resolution of its prosecution of a subsidiary of TYCO International Ltd. (TYCO) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In accordance with the...

WSJ Article Shines Light On Guilty Pleas

Posted On Monday, September 24, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal recently featured the story of Kenneth Kassab, an individual who, almost as an afterthought, withdrew his plea of guilty to federal explosives charges, and ended up being...

Third Circuit Denies Defendant Interest On Award Of Excess Restitution

Posted On Thursday, September 20, 2012
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently affirmed the denial of a criminal defendant’s claim for interest on an excess payment of restitution under the Civil Asset Forfeiture...

Former Stanford Financial Group CIO Sentenced For Obstruction Of Justice

Posted On Friday, September 14, 2012
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On September 13, 2012, Laura Pendergest-Holt, the former Chief Investment Officer of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas...

New York Times Reports Largest FCPA Settlements Have Been With Foreign Firms

Posted On Thursday, September 6, 2012
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The New York Times reports that the more than $3 billion in settlements that the Department of Justice has achieved with companies under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) since the passage of...

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9th Circuit Does Not Find Government’s Chutzpah Appealing

TYCO Enters Into NPA And Subsidiary Pleads Guilty – $26 Million Paid In FCPA Settlement

WSJ Article Shines Light On Guilty Pleas

Third Circuit Denies Defendant Interest On Award Of Excess Restitution

Former Stanford Financial Group CIO Sentenced For Obstruction Of Justice

New York Times Reports Largest FCPA Settlements Have Been With Foreign Firms

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