International Anti-Corruption Enforcement Roundup

An executive at Chinese online giant Alibaba is swept up in a bribery probe relating to his work at Tencent, the company’s top competitor.  Swiss regulators travel to Guinea to continue their investigation of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s 2008 acquisition of rich iron-ore deposits.  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness releases a report calling for reforms in SEC enforcement actions.  The SEC announces a $3 million whistleblower payment – its third highest to date – and launches a civil investigation to determine whether publicly traded companies violated the FCPA books and records provisions in relation to the FIFA corruption scandal.  The DOJ seeks a $12.5 million forfeiture in a civil suit against the Filipina “pork barrel scam” businesswoman.  China seeks to curb “unhealthy tendencies” in medical procurement and sales and medical services.  Brazil begins an investigation into whether former president Lula da Silva used his influence abroad to benefit Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht.  Thailand beefs up its anti-graft penalties.

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