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In the Courts
An in-depth look at a recent case.
Judicial Immunity Resurfaces in the Third Circuit
A recent decision out of the Middle District of Pennsylvania may revive the doctrine of "judicial immunity" for defense witnesses.
Is Anyone Not a Foreign Official Under the FCPA?
The DOJ has brought cases against companies and individuals in relation to their dealings with state-owned enterprises based on a broad reading of the term "instrumentality," a term not otherwise defined in the statute prohibiting corrupt payments to "foreign officials.
Foreign Bribery: Feds Aggressively Use FCPA and the Money Laundering Statute
This article examines recent charges and settlements suggesting a new approach by federal authorities to foreign bribery.
In the Courts
In-depth analysis of a recent key case.
Business Crimes Hotline
A look at recent rulings of interest.
What Goes Up Can Come Down
The Dodd-Frank Act directs the Sentencing Commission to amend the Sentencing Guidelines for certain fraud offenses, just as SOX did ten years ago. Those SOX amendments led to sentences greater than under the original Guidelines Manual, and a similar result will likely follow from Dodd-Frank.
Pay to Play
There is heightened scrutiny and a new regulatory regime around pay-to-play issues and public pension fund investments throughout the country.
Sentencing of Individuals in FCPA Cases
The DOJ exercises virtually unlimited discretion in deciding who gets charged in FCPA cases and, for all practical purposes, in deciding the amount of the financial penalty imposed against corporate violators. But sentencing of individual defendants is ultimately a matter of judicial, not prosecutorial, discretion.
In the Courts
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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