Section 8B2.1 of the 2007 version of the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines define and “effective compliance and ethics program” for purposes of section (f) of § 8C2.5 for the Culpability Score and section (c)(1) of §8D1.4 for Recommended Conditions of Probation – Organizations: (a) To have an effective compliance and ethics program, for purposes…
Some Reasons Why Compliance Programs Still Matter
Sharie A. Brown of Foley & Lardner LLP, wrote U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for the August 2008 of Compliance Week and put forth five very good reasons why your anti-corruption compliance program still matters a lot. Effective programs mitigate fines and penalties Early detection allows early company solutions Trust is valuable Good controls help…
FCPA Review Procedure Release 81-02
FCPA Review Procedure Release 81-02 came from the Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. who wanted to send promotional samples to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Soviet government agency responsible for procurement of such products. The total amount of the samples which the company intends to furnish to these officials is approximately 700 pounds of…
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 93-01
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 93-01 came from a company planning to enter into a joint venture partnership agreement to supply management services to a business venture owned and operated by a quasi-commercial entity, which entity is wholly owned and supervised by the government of a former Eastern bloc country. The requestor has represented that although…
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 93-02
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 93-02 came from a company which seeks to enter into a sales agreement with an entity in a foreign country. The entity is a government-owned business which holds a licence giving it the exclusive right to manufacture, sell, purchase, import, and export all defense equipment for that country’s armed forces. The…
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 94-01
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 94-01 came from a U.S. company and a foreign citizen. The American company seeks, through its subsidiary, to enter into a contract with a foreign national. The American company’s subsidiary is engaged in the manufacturing of products for use in clinical and hospital laboratories. Its manufacturing operations are located on real…
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 95-01
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 95-01 came from a U.S.-based energy company planning to acquire and operate a plant in a country in South Asia that lacks modern medical facilities in the region where the plant is located. A modern medical complex is presently under construction near the requestor’s future plant. Costs for the medical facility…
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 95-02
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 95-02 came from two U.S. companies planning to enter into transactions in a foreign country. One company has offset obligations. The other company generates offset credits through new subsidiary. The majority of investors in the new subsidiary will be foreign government officials. Among other agreements with the investors/government officials: The shareholders…
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 96-01
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 96-01 came from a non-profit environmental group proposing to sponsor and provide funding for up to ten government representatives from regional nations to attend training courses in the United States. The requestor would pay for round-trip air fare to a U.S. city, transportation by van to and from the airport, hotel…
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 96-2
FCPA Opinion Procedure Release 96-2 came from a U.S. company engaged in the manufacture and sale of equipment used in commercial and military aircraft. The requestor wants to renew a contract with a state-owned enterprise of a foreign country, to assist the requestor by using its manufacturing expertise and experience in the foreign country to…