Guidepost Solutions added Robert Roach, previously chief global compliance officer at New York University, as senior adviser, the company said in a news release. “Roach will help develop compliance, risk management and monitoring programs for both domestic and international organizations,” the company said. “He brings particular expertise in several complex regulatory areas including export control and trade sanctions laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other international anti-bribery laws, higher education and research compliance laws, equal opportunity laws, supply chain ethics and international fair labor standards compliance.”
The Justice Department charged two people for allegedly helping a Brazil construction company bribe government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a July 6 news release said. Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares and Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares aided a “massive” bribery and money laundering scheme by Odebrecht S.A., which previously pleaded guilty to paying more than $700 million in bribes to government officials and others to retain business and secure contracts (see 1911210023 and 1910150030), DOJ said.
As Thompson Hine lawyers on a webinar discussed exemptions to the Federal Emergency Management Agency restrictions on exports of personal protective equipment, they noted that goods held in bonded warehouses or in foreign-trade zones aren't subject to the controls. As a result, they expect the two to become more widely used over the next year.
Thompson Hine hired Francesca Guerrero, previously with Winston & Strawn, as a partner in the firm's International Trade practice, it said in a news release. “Guerrero brings to the firm extensive experience advising companies on compliance with export controls, sanctions, import regulations, and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” the firm said.
A former senior executive of a French power and transportation company was sentenced to 15 months in prison for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Justice Department said March 6. Lawrence Hoskins of Alstom S.A. was sentenced on money-laundering charges after he worked to bribe Indonesian officials in exchange for a $118 million power-services contract. Hoskins and others paid “consultants” hundreds of thousands of dollars to bribe Indonesian officials. The Justice Department charged three former executives -- including two former Alstom employees -- with FCPA violations relating to the same case (see 2002190027).
Three former executives were charged with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act after they tried to bribe Indonesian government officials to secure contracts, the Justice department said in a Feb. 18 press release. The agency charged Reza Moenaf and Eko Sulianto -- two executives of the Indonesian subsidiary of the French power and transportation company Alstom -- and Junji Kusunoki -- a former executive with Japanese trading company Marubeni Corporation -- with FCPA violations and money laundering. The agency said the charges are part of a “wide-ranging investigation” into corrupt practices by Alstom and Marubeni, which has resulted in guilty pleas from five other people and the two companies.
Airbus agreed to pay more than $3.9 billion in combined penalties for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Justice Department said Jan. 31. The bribery charges, levied by U.S., French and United Kingdom authorities, stem from Airbus’s scheme to bribe non-governmental airline executives and government officials, including officials in China, to retain aircraft contracts.
Airbus agreed to pay more than $3.9 billion in combined penalties for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Justice Department said. The bribery charges, levied by U.S., French and United Kingdom authorities, stem from Airbus’ scheme to bribe non-governmental airline executives and government officials, including officials in China, to retain aircraft contracts.
An Ecuadorian businessman pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act after he was involved in a $4.4 million bribery scheme with Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, the Justice Department said in a press release. Armengol Alfonso Cevallos Diaz worked with others to bribe officials at Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador) through U.S. companies and bank accounts, the agency said. Diaz helped launder the money through Miami-based shell companies, soliciting bribes from an oil services company for PetroEcuador officials, the press release said. Sentencing is scheduled for April 2, 2020.
A Venezuelan lawyer and businessman was added to the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s most-wanted list for conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering-related charges, ICE said in a Jan. 15 press release. Raul Antonio De La Santisima Trinidad Gorrin Belisario paid millions in bribes to two “high-level” Venezuelan officials to conduct foreign currency exchange transactions at “favorable” rates for the Venezuelan government, ICE said. In addition to the bribes, Belisario also paid the officials’ expenses for private jets, yachts, homes, “champion horses,” watches and a “fashion line,” the press release said. Belisario made the payments through shell companies to hide the transactions. He also partnered with others to acquire Banco Peravia, a Dominican Republic-based bank, to launder bribes paid to the officials. Belisario is a Miami resident and a Venezuela citizen. He remains at large.