By Luke Balleny
NEW YORK, May 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – ‘Share and share alike,’ some parents love to tell their offspring. But when it comes to fines or settlements from foreign bribery cases, the issue of sharing is a contentious one.
The U.S. government receives all proceeds from fines or settlements that companies pay it in connection with violations, or alleged violations, of U.S. anti-bribery laws. (more…)
By Brett Wolf
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - The U.S. Justice Department has suffered a string of setbacks in its efforts to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including two this week, but it retains sufficient leverage to persuade companies to settle bribery allegations without a legal fight, sources said.
“I think companies should be emboldened, but I doubt they will,” said Mike Koehler, an assistant professor of business law at Butler University. “After all, to challenge the Justice Department and to put it to its burden of proof requires a company to be criminally indicted.” Indictment would not only open up a long legal battle, it would also threaten a company’s reputation. (more…)
