A House of Cards Falls: Why ‘Too Big to Debar’ is All Slogan and Little Substance

No company, regardless of its size or industry, is immune from potential FCPA liability if it does business abroad. Why then, has "FCPA Sanctions: Too Big to Debar" by Drury Stevenson and Nicholas Wagoner, singled-out and declared war on large government contractors? Because it can—large government contractors are not sympathetic.

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TSKJ: The FCPA's Whale

The TSKJ enforcement action started in September 2008. Jack Stanley, KBR's former CEO, pleaded guilty in Houston to a two-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and to commit mail and wire fraud.

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Embraer Hit With SEC Subpoena

Brazilian aircraft company Embraer said this week it received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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Is EADS BAE All Over Again?

A report this week in the Telegraph said the U.K. Serious Fraud Office is waiting for approval from the attorney general before pursuing a full-scale bribery investigation into EADS, the European aerospace giant.

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Second Thoughts About The Second Sting Trial

Another group of defendants went on trial this week in federal court in the Africa sting case.

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[Updated] Motorola Investigation Launched, Source Reports

An Austrian news weekly reported last week that U.S. enforcement authorities are investigating an Austrian lobbyist and Motorola over alleged bribes of up to €2.2 million, according to an AFP story.

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Who Paid FCPA-Related Fines Overseas?

Here's a list of fines paid overseas for bribery by companies that have settled FCPA enforcement actions.

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Letter From London: Maintaining The SFO's Momentum

We learned in June that the Serious Fraud Office will survive, bringing to an end a year of speculation and ensuring that Richard Alderman remained as its Director.

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Counsel To The Top Ten

What law firms and lawyers represented the companies from our list of the top ten corproate FCPA settlements of all time?

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Military Equipment Maker Pays $16 Million In Settlement

Armor Holdings Inc., a military and law enforcement equipment company formerly listed on the NYSE and now owned by BAE Systems, will pay $16 million to resolve FCPA violations arising from bribes to secure U.N. contracts and covering the payments up.

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