The U.S. Department of Justice published an indictment of soccer and marketing officials in May which alleged bribery linked to awarding broadcast rights for international tournaments in North and South America. In the wake of the corruption probe into FIFA, the world soccer governing body, the FIFA President Sepp Blattner announced his resignation and seven officials […]
Tag Archives | Corporate Responsibility
Compliance Officers Should “Show Some Backbone”
Anthony Willis, the former compliance officer at the Bank of Beirut in the UK was caught lying to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and then he had the nerve to say it wasn’t his fault. He maintained the position that the bank never allotted sufficient resources for him to do the compliance officer job, which may […]
Schlumberger Subsidiary Pleads Guilty and Agrees to a $232.7M Penalty for Sanctions Program Violations
Drilling and Measurements (D&M), a Texas-based subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd. was charged with providing oil field services to Iran and Sudan through overseas subsidiaries of Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings from early 2004 through June 2010. D&M personnel outside the United States often sent emails to a U.S.-based D&M manager justifying requests for services in Iran and Sudan, […]
C2I Seminar: Expanding Internationally with Confidence by Ensuring Global Trade Compliance
By Kendra & Justin on January 27, 2015 in C2I News, Corporate Compliance, Embargoes, Export Control Reform, Export Regulations, FCPA, International Business
Please join us in Taiwan on February 3, 2015 for a presentation on “Expanding Internationally with Confidence by Ensuring Global Trade Compliance” Discussion Topics: 1. Gain Insight into the Key Components of a Successful Global Trade Compliance Program a. Export/import, sanctions programs, anti-boycott regulations, and anti-corruption regulations b. Tips for maintaining compliance 2. International […]
Are Corporate Compliance Programs Cover-up Programs?
The U.S. Supreme Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit made a ruling permitting corporations to hide documentation of fraud obtained in internal corporate compliance investigations. A whistleblower who formally worked for the defense contractor KBR is seeking review and appeal of this ruling, because in effect, it permits companies to gag employees who try […]
Voluntary Disclosures
At C2I, we support voluntarily disclosing violations of government laws and regulations, and can help your company do its due diligence to determine whether a voluntary disclosure is warranted. If it is, we can help investigate and document the violation to the Government’s satisfaction. Voluntarily disclosing violations is not only the right thing to do, […]