A Rose by any Other Name: DOJ’s FCPA Unit Brings Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Against Bechtel Executive

Expert Guest Entry by Kathleen Hamann and David Courchaine, Originally published on WhiteCase.com/Alert  The variety of charges recently brought by the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit against former Bechtel executive Asem Elgawhary  signals that the DOJ is not only pursuing improper payments to foreign officials, but also company executives who solicit…

The Perils of Not Showing Up: Default Judgment Entered Against Two Former Siemens Executives for Record US$1.46 Million in Combined Civil FCPA Penalties

Expert Guest Entry by Kathleen Hamann and Ryan Brady, Originally published on WhiteCase.com/Alert  On February 3, 2014, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the  Southern District of New York issued a default judgment in U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission v. Sharef, et al. against two former Siemens AG executives, Ulrich Bock and  Stephan…