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By Jeffrey Benzing | March 21st, 2012

An American scientist with Top Secret clearance was sentenced to 13 years in prison Wednesday for trying to sell national defense secrets to an undercover FBI agent.

By Rachel G. Jackson | March 20th, 2012

Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections must apply extraterritorially to cover FCPA violations, a whistleblower argued.

By Main Justice staff | March 19th, 2012
By Rachel G. Jackson | March 16th, 2012

The oil and natural gas company continues to negotiate with the U.S. to resolve foreign bribery and sanctions violation allegations.

By Rachel G. Jackson | March 12th, 2012

The case would be an early ruling on the scope of the Dodd-Frank Act’s anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers.

By Jeffrey Benzing | March 8th, 2012

The French oil and gas company said it had been unable to agree to terms proposed by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a Thursday filing.

By Main Justice staff | March 2nd, 2012
By Bloomberg | March 2nd, 2012
By Rachel G. Jackson | February 28th, 2012

Another judge is on record against the kind of “bright line” definition that the business lobby would like to see.

By Rachel G. Jackson | February 15th, 2012

An Australian man, extradited to the United Kingdom, was charged Wednesday in an ongoing foreign bribery case.

By Jeffrey Benzing | February 9th, 2012

A former General Electric executive says he was fired for speaking up over possible FCPA violations in Iraq, according to a whistleblower suit.

By Jeffrey Benzing | February 6th, 2012

A Dutch shipper pleaded guilty Monday to violating U.S. export law by helping ship goods from New Jersey to Iran.

By Main Justice staff | February 1st, 2012
By Main Justice staff | January 27th, 2012

In its motion, Alcoa said the law cited by its accuser doesn’t apply to overseas dealings.

By Main Justice staff | January 27th, 2012

ERNST & YOUNG LLP's BRIAN LOUGHMAN ON TRENDS IN GLOBAL FORENSIC ACCOUNTING: Loughman, the Americas leader of Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services, discusses how increased government enforcement, awareness of corruption risk and an emphasis on proactive compliance assessments by corporations is driving double-digit growth in the New York-based practice he leads.



FCPA TRIAL FIRM OF THE YEAR: Finalists are announced in Main Justice's 2013 Best FCPA Lawyer Client Service Awards category, Trial Firm of the Year. The diamond award went to Eric Bruce and Matt Menchel of Kobre & Kim LLP for their defense of two FCPA sting trial defendants.



Mary B. Jacoby

Mary Jacoby is the founder of Main Justice and Editor-in-Chief of Just Anti-Corruption.

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