Tagged: International Adoption

Three Individuals Charged with Fraud and FCPA Violations in International Adoption Scheme

Three Individuals Charged with Fraud and FCPA Violations in International Adoption Scheme

FCPA cases can arise in un usual situations.  DOJ has focused two separate prosecutions on bribery and fraud involving adoptions from Uganda and Poland.  At the heart, the defendants bribed Ugandan and Polish authorities to secure children who were not orphaned and deceived prospective parents as to the orphaned status of the children placed for adoption. In the end, innocent children were removed from their...