Friday Roundup
A “foreign official” headed to prison, more on monitors, the language of bribery, more pre-enforcement action news, and perspectives from the field. It’s all here in the Friday roundup. Haitian...
View ArticleRecord Year for Alliance One International Despite Pending $20 Million FCPA...
Earlier this week, leaf tobacco merchant Alliance One International Inc., (see here) announced record revenue, gross profit and operating income (see here). The company also announced (see here at p....
View ArticleThe Other Leaf Drops
The other tobacco leaf dropped for Bobby Jay Elkin Jr. this week. In April (see here), the SEC charged Elkin, and others, with civil FCPA anti-bribery violations for authorizing, directing and making...
View ArticleHoly Smokes
It’s a Friday in August, but a busy day for FCPA enforcement. The DOJ and SEC announced today enforcement actions against two major tobacco companies, Universal Corporation, Inc. and Alliance One...
View ArticleFriday Roundup
The Bribery Act is not the only thing delayed in the U.K., where in the world is James Tillery, Thai authorities looking into Alliance One and Universal Corp bribe recipients, and corporate directors...
View ArticleMore On Alliance One and Universal
Earlier this month (see here) the DOJ and SEC announced FCPA enforcement actions against tobacco companies – Alliance One International, Inc. and Universal Corporation. Both the DOJ (here) and the SEC...
View ArticleFriday Roundup
From the dockets, cleared, when the dust settles, outreach, and quotable. It’s all here in the Friday roundup. From the Dockets Sigelman This recent post highlighted the motion to dismiss filed by...
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