The United States and Australia have entered into a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate the countries’ sharing of crime-combatting resources, including DNA profiles and fingerprints. The State Department’s press release announcing and discussing the new understanding can be found here: http://usrsaustralia.state.gov/us-oz/2011/11/16/wh6.html
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Review of Australian laws on bribery of a Commonwealth and foreign public official
Posted in AustraliaThe following is a guest post from associate Nicole Matraiin Squire Sanders & Dempsey’s Perth, Australia office. The Australian Attorney General’s Department is looking to change some of the key points to Australia’s laws on bribery of a Commonwealth and foreign public official (found in Division 141 and 70 of the Criminal Code Act 1995… Continue Reading
Six year jail term for first person convicted under the UK Bribery Act
Posted in UK Bribery ActBack in September 2011, we reported on this blog how the first proceedings under the UK Bribery Act 2010 had been commenced against a Court clerk who had accepted money from various people to help them avoid prosecution for motoring offences. Mr Patel, the Court clerk, was charged with requesting and receiving a bribe intending… Continue Reading
Haiti Teleco Defendant Receives Record-Breaking Sentence for FCPA Violations
Posted in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Haiti, TelecommunicationsAs detailed in a previous blog post, a federal jury convicted Joel Esquinazi and Carlos Rodriguez, two former executives of Terra Telecommunications Corp. (“Terra”), earlier this year on all counts for their roles in a scheme to pay bribes to Haitian government officials at the state-owned Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M (Haiti Teleco). Federal District Judge Jose… Continue Reading
Corporate hospitality – what does the Bribery Act allow?
Posted in UncategorizedThe Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011 and prohibits both private commercial bribery and bribery of foreign public officials. It also introduces a corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery. The Act raises many questions, one of which being: are gifts and corporate hospitality bribes? The Guidance published by the Ministry… Continue Reading
Allianz SE to settle SEC charges linked to bribes in Indonesia
Posted in UncategorizedEurope’s largest insurance company, Germany-based Allianz SE, apparently is about to limit damages sustained by United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations. The insurer had been under US investigation for its possible involvement in two major bribe cases. The first case began after allegations gave rise to suspicion that Allianz employees were involved in… Continue Reading