Menu9/25/18: An Alert to clients from law firm Ropes & Gray focuses attention on the anti-competition of bid-rigging in transactions between government and private companies. The Alert acknowledges the temptation behind the illegal activity noting, “… participating companies and the third-party intermediaries that represent them in bidding often try to find ways to ensure that their company’s product is the one selected.”
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Sep 25, 2018 •
9/25/18: In late August the Second Court’s decision in United States v. Hoskins established limits on the ability of DOJ to prosecute foreign nationals without direct ties to the US or a US company for FCPA violations.
Sep 25, 2018 •
9/25/18: Healthcare fraud has been a focus of the US Department of Justice for years, for good reason. It costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year. In a recent settlement with two regional healthcare companies and their affiliated ambulance company, DOJ agreed to resolve its False Claims Act lawsuit for $21 million.
Sep 10, 2018 •
9/11/18: An article published in the South China Morning Post China’s provides a look inside the Chinese government’s crackdown on corruption by government officials. Reporter Nectar Gan outlines charges made against Lu Wei, often portrayed as the chief player in China’s control over the Internet, for bribery.
Sep 10, 2018 •
9/11/18: Paul Hodgson’s article in Compliance Week (Note on access: “This is subscriber-only content, you are viewing with temporary unrestricted access) takes a stark look at the compliance challenges that could face multinational companies in the event of a “No-Deal Brexit.”
