Mondaq All Regions: Criminal Law
Last week, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was suspended for 10 games for biting a Chelsea player during a globally broadcasted English Premier League game.
Young people need to be aware of the possible criminal consequences of sexting and posting such images on the internet.
In its fight against corruption and white collar crime, the Austrian Judiciary can from now on also rely on an anonymous whistleblowing system that has been implemented with the aim of obtaining such information more easily.
The directive on criminal sanctions is currently expected to apply to all Member States, with the exception of the UK and Denmark.
A discussion on how the fraud risk to your company will be reduced by your understanding key areas that need improvement, establishing controls and your oversight to ensure that appropriate controls are implemented and consistently applied.
Until recently, the primary risk that China’s culture of business corruption posed to multinationals was that they might run afoul of the FCPA or the UK Bribery Act.
KPMG has released its findings of the third Africa Fraud Barometer.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Justice Department has invoked the 1948 Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (the "WSLA") in an effort to aggressively extend and suspend statutes of limitations in alleged financial crimes.
The charges arose out of a periodic SEC examination of DAP and its Global Markets Group.
In its first public Policy Statement regarding the treatment of cooperation in investigations, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board provided guidance on how it will consider a firm’s or associated person’s "extraordinary cooperation".
After a two-week trial before United States District Court Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California, David Nosal was convicted of three counts of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
A case-based discussion on the intersection of the fields of criminal law and art and cultural property law.
In Commonwealth v. Nies, No. 5793-2012 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl, Apr. 18, 2013), the Honorable John A. Boccabella of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas applied a somewhat rare exception to the requirement that those who do not submit to a blood test in connection with a DUI investigation are subject to enhanced sentencing requirements.
On March 26, 2013, the Office of Inspector General published much-awaited guidance on physician-owned medical device distributorships (commonly known as "PODs") in the form of a Special Fraud Alert.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Walsh ruled that the defendant could not use the proceeds from the sale of his house to fund his criminal defense because he used tainted funds to obtain the home.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in United States v. Anchor Mortgage Corp., 2013 WL 1150213 (7th Cir. Mar. 21, 2013), provides additional guidance on the appropriate measure of damages under the False Claims Act (FCA).
A discussion on whether federal judges can play any role in the plea negotiations.
The Houston-based Parker Drilling Company entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations that the company violated the antibribery provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
A discussion on the reason for the increasing amount of cooperation between the U.S. Department of Justice and foreign law enforcement in the prosecution of white collar crime
To those expecting new, groundbreaking interpretations or insight into the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Guidance will be a disappointment.
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The SEC has recently announced that it entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement with Ralph Lauren Corp. in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
A discussion on the governments' efforts to obtain sources of revenues without raising taxes.
Businesses in the oil and gas industry are cautioned to pay careful attention to evolutions in anti-corruption law in the jurisdictions where they operate.
The charges arose out of a periodic SEC examination of DAP and its Global Markets Group.
Prosecutors, in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, consider a host of factors when determining whether to pursue criminal charges against individuals, corporations, and financial institutions.
Over the past few years, mining companies have become increasingly aware of the potential civil and criminal liability arising from the payment of bribes to foreign government officials.
Standards for banking organizations regulated by the Federal Reserve for Retail Forex are generally comparable to rules adopted by other regulators
The prolonged economic downturn and the fear of prolonged deflation have put new financial strains on governments.
In order for plaintiffs to certify a class in securities fraud class action litigation, they must demonstrate that class members relied on the allegedly fraudulent information.
A recent case raises (again) the ongoing euthanasia debate in Australia.
