International Anti-Corruption Enforcement Roundup

Direct Access Partner’s CEO and managing director are sentenced to four years for their roles in an international bribery scheme.  A former Bechel executive is jailed for Alstom bribes.  InBev discloses FCPA investigations of Indian affiliates by the DOJ and SEC.  A London jury finds four News Corp. journalists not guilty of corruption conspiracy charges.  Executives of Swiss Steel Group Duferco are detained in Belgium.  Japan’s Shibukawa City reforms its tendering system after the arrest of a former deputy mayor in a bribery case.  In Brazil: President Rousseff signs a decree regulating anti-bribery law; Bilfinger follows up on suspected compliance violations; Brazilian banks and firms are accused of paying bribes to cancel tax debts.  And in the ongoing Petrobras matter: the Brazilian congress postpones a vote on a bill preventing Petrobras from holding “simplified” bids; a Setal executive says firms simulated competition in Petrobras tenders; and Brazilian agencies clash over leniency agreement rules. 

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