Lafarge, a French multinational construction conglomerate, and its now-defunct Syrian subsidiary, Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS), pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide illicit payments and resources to two U.S.-designated foreign terrorist groups: the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front (ANF). These companies further admitted to negotiating Read More
During two recent speeches, U.S. Department of Justice officials outlined broad policy changes on such topics as voluntary self-disclosure, the use of personal communication devices by executives, compensation clawback policies, chief compliance officer certifications, and others. Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced several policy changes intended to clarify Read More
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (GOL), Brazil’s second largest airline, must pay $41.5 million to resolve parallel bribery investigations by criminal and civil authorities in the United States and Brazil resulting from violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. GOL also entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice Read More
A California county organized health system (COHS) and three California healthcare providers have agreed to pay a total of $70.7 million in three separate settlements over alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and the California False Claims Act (CFCA) concerning the submission of false claims to California’s Medicaid Read More
Medical-device maker Boston Scientific disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that it’s currently under investigation concerning alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam,” Boston Scientific stated in an Aug. 4 quarterly filing. Read More
Chemical company Albemarle disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that it has “commenced discussions” with both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning the potential resolution of an investigation that began more than four years ago into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Read More
Wellman Dynamics, an aluminum and magnesium castings manufacturer for the defense and aerospace industry, will pay $500,000 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) for failing to conduct contractually required testing and falsifying test results for parts used in military aircraft, the Department of Justice announced Aug. Read More
A federal grand jury ordered Eli Lilly to pay more than $61 million to a former executive of a network of regional drug wholesalers over allegations the drug manufacturer underpaid rebates required under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the rebates drugmakers must pay are Read More
FCA US (formerly Chrysler Group) must pay a $300 million criminal penalty and will be under a three-year probation for making “false and misleading representations” to U.S. regulators and customers for cheating emissions standards on more than 100,000 vehicles. FCA US has been ordered to pay a $96.1 million fine Read More
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this month signed separate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, which create formal partnerships between the agencies in the name of protecting worker rights. On July 26, the NLRB signed an MOU with the Justice Department’s Read More
