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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After three years of satisfying obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement, the charges against Statoil ASA for violating the anti-bribery and accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have been dismissed with prejudice, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for...
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Crime & Federalism (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
In like a lion, out like a lamb: In a court filing on Monday, federal prosecutors revealed that Aleynikov's attorney plans to seek a resolution of the case that could culminate in either a deferred prosecution agreement, or a plea to a reduced charge of a misdemeanor. Prosecutors say they intend to "evaluate'' the request for a deferred prosecution. In...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Optimal Group Inc. (NASDAQ: OPMR) today announced that it has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Under an agreement reached with the U.S. in August, the Swiss government and UBS must hand over names of 4,450 U.S. taxpayers believed to be hiding assets in secret bank accounts. Earlier this year, UBS paid a $780 million penalty under a deferred prosecution agreement filed in a Florida federal court that included disclosure of an additional 150 names. The Swiss have until the...
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Under an agreement reached with the U.S. in August, the Swiss government and UBS must hand over names of 4,450 U.S. taxpayers believed to be hiding assets in secret bank accounts. Earlier this year, UBS paid a $780 million penalty under a deferred prosecution agreement filed in a Florida federal court that included disclosure of an additional 150 names.
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Political Activity Law (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Department of Justice announced that charges against Statoil ASA have been dropped. After three years of satisfying obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement, the charges against Statoil ASA for violating the anti-bribery and accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have been dismissed with prejudice. Statoil is an international oil company headquartered...
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An American Lion (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... to appropriately punish and deter corporate crime. Recently, DOJ has made more use of deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements (DPAs and NPAs), in which prosecutors may require company reform, among other things, in exchange for deferring prosecution, and may also require companies to hire an independent monitor to oversee compliance. This testimony addresses...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
... September 30, 2009 includes a charge of approximately $19.2 million in connection with the non-prosecution agreement entered into by the Company on October 30, 2009 with the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Under the terms of the non-prosecution agreement, a total of approximately $19.2 million will be forfeited to the United...
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Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
MIAMI -- More than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers came forward to disclose billions in offshore bank accounts in 70 countries under a voluntary Internal Revenue Service program allowing most to avoid criminal prosecution as long as they pay what they owe, IRS officials said Tuesday.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
More than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers came forward to disclose billions in offshore bank accounts in 70 countries under a voluntary Internal Revenue Service program allowing most to avoid criminal prosecution as long as they pay what they owe, IRS officials said today.
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The Public Record (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
... accounts responsible for their actions. These efforts began in February 2009, with UBS AG’s agreement to enter into a groundbreaking deferred prosecution agreement, admitting guilt on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by impeding the IRS. As part of the agreement, UBS immediately provided the United States with the identities of, and account information...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
... Gas Gathering System (EGGS) Project bribery scheme and Willbros had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement.Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Assistant Director Joseph Persichini Jr., of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s Washington Field Office said Novak, 43, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Simeon T. Lake III in Houston...
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MoreMonmouthMusings (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... was rising. The assault of ads about the loan to a friend/employee, the driving record, deferred prosecution agreements (which was actually used up by the DGA during the primary) would have been more effective for Corzine if they had been released in September and October, instead of in August. By election day voters considered them unfair attacks, even though they were successful...
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Twohundredpercent (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
... Club. We shall wait and see now whether the Serious Fraud Office choose to follow this up with a a prosecution, although his agreement to the disqualification is not legally considered in itself to be an admission of guilt. The allegation made against Vaughan relate to what is known as “carousel fraud”. Carousel fraud is a very specific type of fraud which relates to the non-payment...
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Irrefutable Proof ICTY Is Corrupt (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative law called on Christie to testify about “deferred prosecution agreements,” through which prosecutors allow corporations under investigation to avoid charges if they hire special monitors to revamp operations. Christie oversaw seven of those agreements as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, and several of the deals have become political...
