Cinnaminson, NJ- Chinese Minister of Public Security, Guo Shengkun, and U.S. officials from Departments of Justice and Homeland Security held their second U.S.-China Cybercrime and Related Issues High Level Joint Dialogue. The summit, following President Xi’s meetings with President Obama, focused on creating greater levels of transparency between the two
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Cinnaminson, NJ- Chinese software developer, Xu Jiaqiang, has been charged with six counts of economic espionage for stealing proprietary software while working for a New York firm. Xu sought to send the program’s source code to China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission for their benefit, a clear transgression against
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Erdal Kuyumcu, CEO of Global Metallurgy LLC, a New York-based metals company has pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York to conspiracy to export special to metals to Iran. Violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Kuyumncu has admitted to attempting to ship a controlled metallic power
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Per Cartel Capers, Robert Connolly’s antitrust blog, the ABA is hosting its first annual Antitrust Sentencing Symposium. Aimed at streamlining the process and better assessing the means to achieve deterrence, a brief primer on the symposium can be found below: 2016 Antitrust Sentencing Symposium June 13, 2016 by Robert Connolly Leave
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- San Diego resident Wenxia Man has been convicted by the Southern District of Florida for conspiracy to export U.S. military property and technical information. Man agreed to procure jet engines, Hellfire drones, and technical data for Xinseng Jheng, a Chinese official who would pass the
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Cinnaminson, NJ- The massive, multilateral investigation into Leonard Glenn Francis of GDMA’s navy bribery scheme continues with highest-ranking charge yet. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gibeau pleads guilty to lying to federal investigators (DCIS and NCIS) in regards to his relationship with Francis. Gibeau admits he received
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Cinnaminson, NJ- Two men, Ivan Dwight Brannan, 61, and David R. Nelson, 55 are sentenced to 48 and 24 months of prison respectively, following conviction of bribing US Marine Corps officials. The pair, one ex-agent and one truck driver, paid over $120,000 in bribes to Mitchell Potts
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- SEC announces second-largest award in program’s five year history; $17 million. Created to encourage individuals to speak out against corrupt practices by promising both anonymity and awards, the SEC’s Whistleblower program continues to experience rising success and airplay. Per the article, the name of the individual who came forward,
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Following investigation multi-corporation shipping racket with emphasis on the fixture of the roll-on, roll-off cargo (automobiles) market, the fourth individual indictment has been made. Mauricio Javier Garrido Garcia, of South American CSAV, has been charged for consciously fixing trade routes, rigging bids, and adjusting prices
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Per FCPA, two companies to agree to SEC non-prosecution agreements. Akami Technologies (MA) and Nortek Inc. (RI) have both faced unconnected allegations of ill-gotten gains from bribery of Chinese subsidiaries. The companies are agreeing to forfeit $652,452 and $291,403, respectively, for confession to bribing and
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