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21 Mar, 2023

DOJ Outlines Compliance Expectations Relating to Preservation of Data from Messaging Applications (Part III of III)

The Justice Department finally released its new policy to improve corporate preservation of data generated by executives and employees.  In this new technology era, companies have had significant gaps in collecting and reviewing data generated by messaging applications, texting systems and emails.  While many employees have been using personal devices for business purposes, a large number of companies have failed to apply strict BYOD policies...

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20 Mar, 2023

DOJ’s Criminal Division Issues Three-Year Pilot Program for Corporate Compensation Systems and Clawbacks (Part II of III)

The Justice Department is focusing with a laser beam on corporate incentives and disincentives.  This truly is a remarkable initiative and companies should undertake their own holistic review of internal incentives and disincentives.  For years, we have heard about corporate incentives to achieve earnings and how sales rewards can unintentionally distort compliance.  As an important step, DOJ’s Criminal Division recently issued its new, three-year Pilot...

Podcasts

20 Mar, 2023

Episode 266 — Joint Compliance Notice Issued on Sanctions and Export Controls Evasion

As we have noted on numerous occasions, the U.S. Russia Sanctions and Export Control Program is unprecedented and a compliance challenge for all organizations.   In another unprecedented action, the Justice Department and the Departments of Commerce and Treasury issued a Joint Compliance Note (“JCN”) on the importance of compliance with the Russia Sanctions and Export Control requirement, which provides important descriptions of red flags and...

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19 Mar, 2023

DOJ Issues Revised Corporate Compliance Guidance: Consequence Management, Clawbacks and Human Resource Cooperation (Part I of III)

The Justice Department is rapidly pushing corporations to a new level of compliance.  We are witnessing a watershed moment – DOJ is raising the bar on expectations surrounding corporate compliance programs.  It would be a mistake, however, to interpret DOJ’s recent changes as limited to compliance compensation and preservation  of internal communications data. The New Push on Human Resource Cooperation When considered together, the changes...

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15 Mar, 2023

Roger Ng, Former Goldman Sachs Banker, Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Role in 1MDB FCPA Scandal

The end of the road for Roger Ng, the Goldman Sachs Investment Banker, who played a critical role in the Goldman Sachs 1 MDB Malaysia scandal, was not a pretty one.  District Judge Margo Brodie gave Ng a severe sentence of ten (10) years’ imprisonment.  At the sentencing hearing, Judge Brodie chastised Ng for participating in a massive scheme to steal billions of dollars from...

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15 Mar, 2023

Webinar: DOJ Raises the Bar on Corporate Compliance Programs

April 11, 2023 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE The Justice Department continues to increase its expectations for corporate ethics and compliance programs. In recent months, DOJ has issued revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy and Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs. DOJ ‘s Criminal Division issued new guidance governing its Pilot Program governing Corporate Compliance Compensation Systems and Clawbacks. In combination, these documents underscore significant...

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15 Mar, 2023

OFAC Settles First Case in 2023: Godfrey Phillips India Pays $332,500 for Violations of North Korea Sanctions Program

OFAC had a quiet start to the year – no enforcement actions but plenty of new and revised sanctions against Russia.  OFAC started off March 2023 with a new enforcement action against Godfrey Phillips India, a tobacco manufacturer headquartered in India.  Godfrey Phillips India (“GPI”) agreed to pay $332,500 for five violations of the North Korea Sanctions Program.  GPI’s violations stemmed indirectly from GPI’s receipt...

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13 Mar, 2023

DOJ, and Departments of Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Compliance Note on Evasion of Russia Sanctions and Export Controls

As we have noted on numerous occasions, the U.S. Russia Sanctions and Export Control Program is unprecedented and a compliance challenge for all organizations.   In another unprecedented action, the Justice Department and the Departments of Commerce and Treasury issued a Joint Compliance Note (“JCN”)on the importance of compliance with the Russia Sanctions and Export Control requirement, which provides important descriptions of red flags and tactics...

Podcasts

13 Mar, 2023

Episode 265 — The Ericsson FCPA DPA Breach Settlement

Ericsson, a multinational telecommunications company, based in Sweden, settled its breach of the 209 Deferred Prosecution Agreement, agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $206 million penalty.  In 2019, Ericsson entered into a three-year DPA, paid a $1 billion penalty to DOJ and the SEC for FCPA violations.  DOJ notified Ericsson in 2021 that it had breached the DPA by violating the DPA’s...

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12 Mar, 2023

DOJ Announces New Requirements for Compliance Compensation Systems and Business Data Preservation (Part II of II)

The Justice Department promised that it would flesh out compliance program incentives requirements and preservation of business data as part of its revision of its Corporate Enforcement Policy.  In a pair of important speeches, DOJ officials, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite, previewed the new policies. Shortly after the speeches, the Justice Department released a new version of...

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