BiH Whistleblower Grateful for Assistance from KKC Partner
On June 4, 2015, Danko Bogdanović was reinstated as of Chief of Customs office of Brcko, BiH, after a two-year suspension for reporting corruption in the Indirect Taxation Authority. Bogdanović,...
View ArticleFormer Bechtel Executive Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison and Ordered to...
The former principal vice president of Bechtel Corporation and general manager of a joint venture operated by Bechtel and an Egyptian utility company was sentenced to 42 months in prison for accepting...
View ArticleCEO and Managing Director Of US Broker-Dealer Sentenced for International...
The former chief executive officer and former managing director of a U.S. broker-dealer (the Broker-Dealer), were sentenced to prison on March 27, 2015 for their roles in a scheme to pay bribes to a...
View ArticleFormer Chief Executive Officer of PetroTiger Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery...
The former co-chief executive officer (CEO) of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and formerly with an office in New Jersey – pleaded guilty on...
View ArticleIAP Worldwide Services Inc. Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation
A Florida defense and government contracting company, IAP Worldwide Services Inc. (IAP), entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $7.1 million penalty to resolve the government’s...
View ArticleLouis Berger International Resolves Foreign Bribery Charges
Louis Berger International Inc. (LBI), a New Jersey-based construction management company admitted to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and agreed to pay a $17.1 million criminal...
View ArticleFormer Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Panamanian Officials
A former regional director of SAP International Inc. pleaded guilty August 12, 2015 to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by participating in a scheme to bribe Panamanian...
View ArticleRussian Nuclear Energy Official Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy...
A Russian official residing in Maryland pleaded guilty August 31, 2015 to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with his role in arranging over $2 million in corrupt payments to influence...
View ArticleFormer Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Argentina Pleads Guilty to Role in...
The former chief financial officer (CFO) of Siemens S.A. – Argentina (Siemens Argentina) pleaded guilty September 30, 2015 to conspiring to pay tens of millions of dollars in bribes to Argentine...
View ArticleImportant Breakthrough “Game-Changer” for Protecting the Environment
The Environmental Law Reporter published an article that explains how the monetary rewards provisions for whistleblowers in both the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act can have a massive impact...
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KKC Partner Stephen Kohn and World Bank Meet to Discuss Plans to Protect...
Last week, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto Partner and Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center Stephen Kohn visited the World Bank to discuss the NWC’s Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program...
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Netherlands’ New Whistleblower Law Criticized as Weak, Counterproductive
Effective July 1st 2016, the Netherlands will introduce a new law designed to support and encourage whistleblowers. While this may seem like a positive step for whistleblowers in the Netherlands,...
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Horizon Lines Whistleblower Captain Receives Million Dollar Award
Punitive damages awarded for “reprehensible conduct” On July 12, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded more than $1million to former Horizon Lines Captain John Loftus. Loftus was fired in 2013...
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Och-Ziff Hedge Fund Pays Over $400 Million to Settle Foreign Bribery Charges
Washington D.C. Sept. 30, 2016. Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (Och-Ziff), A New York-based alternative investment and hedge fund manager, agreed to pay a combined total amount of U.S. criminal...
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UBS Whistleblower Chronicles the Demise of Swiss Banking Secrecy
In 2012, Bradley Birkenfeld made history when he obtained the largest whistleblower reward ever given to an individual whistleblower in the twenty-five year history of federal qui tam or whistleblower...
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Attorney General Lynch: U.S. Committed to Fighting International Fraud and...
Cites FCPA & FCA as powerful detection and enforcement tools In remarks delivered to a group of Italian and American leaders and law enforcement officials on Thursday in Rome, U.S. Attorney...
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German Shipping Companies Convicted of Violating the Act to Prevent Pollution...
Ship failed to make entries in oil record book and had a “magic hose” on deck. Two German shipping companies that owned and operated the Motor Vessel (M/V) Nils B, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges...
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KKC Partner Is Panelist at Belgrade Anti-Corruption Conference
This week KKC Partner Stephen Kohn is participating in an anti-corruption conference in Belgrade, Serbia as a featured panelist. The conference entitled “For Every Truth There Is a Source: Protecting...
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Webinar: Whistleblowers on Illegal Wildlife Trade
On Thursday, November 17, 2016, Stephen M. Kohn will present a free webinar on the key role whistleblowers can play in preventing illegal wildlife trafficking. This webinar will explore how...
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JPMorgan Chase Pays $264 Million in Sanctions for Bribing Foreign Government...
Financial services giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $264 million in sanctions resulting from the firm’s referral hiring practices in the Asia-Pacific region. This agreement settles...
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