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Anti-Corruption/ FCPA and International Trade – OECD foreign bribery report demolishes compliance myths, German whistleblower earns 16 million , duties against unfairly traded imports and more.

 

OECD foreign bribery report demolishes compliance myths By Bill Waite published on The FCPA Blog

The Bribery Act 2010 and Department of Justice guidance require businesses to have anti-bribery controls which reflect the risk they face in conducting business.The OECD has just published an excellent analysis of the 427 enforcement actions undertaken by the signatories to the 1999 Anti-Bribery Convention which may help… [ Read More ]

 

German whistleblower earns $16 million for exposing ‘major fraud’ against U.S. military By Richard L. Cassin published on The FCPA Blog

In a criminal fraud and False Claims Act settlement Monday with total penalties amounting to $389 million, a whistleblower collected $16 million from the $101 million paid to settle the FCA portion of the case. The whistleblower, Michael Epp, is a former executive of Supreme Foodservice… [ Read More ]

 

United States Imposes Duties Against Unfairly Traded Imports Of Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Clint Long by King & Spalding published on JDSupra

On November 6, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) determined that imports of non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan have materially injured the sole U.S. producer of NOES – AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel)… [ Read More ]

 

US Presidential Permits for cross-border infrastructure by Todd Griset published on JDSupra

As the U.S.’s international trade in energy grows, so too has interest in the process for securing a federally required approval known as a Presidential Permit. The construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure crosses the U.S.’s border with Mexico or Canada… [ Read More ]    

 

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