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| 1 | A Million Bucks to Nail Data-Breach Blackmailer Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; December 24, 2008, previously published on November 19, 2008 Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefits management company, recently revealed that a blackmailer is threatening to expose millions of patient records held by the company unless it pays him or her an undisclosed amount of money. |
| 2 | Government Contractors to Face Tough New Mandatory Disclosure Requirements Gail Zirkelback, Ricki Kelly; Jackson Kelly PLLC; December 24, 2008, previously published on November 25, 2008 Effective December 12, 2008, government contractors and subcontractors will be required to self-disclose "credible evidence" of certain violations of criminal law, violations of the civil False Claims Act, and significant overpayments on government contracts. |
| 3 | $4.2 Million Criminal Fine Reinforces Need for Acquiring Companies to be Diligent in Understanding Their Targets' Potential FCPA Liabilities Stephen L. Braga, Samuel J. Buffone, Colleen Conry, Michael K. Fee, Asheesh Goel; Ropes & Gray LLP; December 23, 2008, previously published on November 25, 2008 On November 21, 2008, Aibel Group Ltd., a UK corporation, pleaded guilty to violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and conspiracy to violate the FCPA. |
| 4 | FCPA Watch: $4.2 Million Criminal Fine Levied as Part of Yet Another Guilty Plea by an Oil and Gas-Related Company Sarah E. Streicker, Zaldwaynaka L. Scott; Mayer Brown LLP; December 23, 2008, previously published on November 25, 2008 Aibel Group Ltd. (Aibel Group), a UK corporation, pleaded guilty on November 21, 2008, to violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and agreed to pay a $4.2 million fine. |
| 5 | Ready or Not, Here They Come - The Government's Game of Hide and Seek is Over Paul W. Searles, Sara Gail; Haynes and Boone, LLP; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 25, 2008 Before the end of the year, government contractors will no longer have the option of voluntarily reporting potential criminal or civil fraud matters identified through their self-governance efforts. |
| 6 | FSA Shows Leniency as Pair Escape Criminal Insider Dealing Sanctions through Full Cooperation John Ahern, Daren Allen, Elisabeth Bremner, Michael McKee; DLA Piper; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 18, 2008 Last week's financial sanctions for Richard Ralph, the former British ambassador to Peru, and his cohort Filip Boyen, a Belgian businessman, throw into stark reality the Financial Service Authority's ("FSA") new leniency policy. |
| 7 | New FAR Rule on Compliance Programs and Ethics Mandates Comprehensive Internal Controls and Mandatory Disclosure of Violations and Overpayments Richard O. Duvall, Allison V. Feierabend, Steven D. Gordon, Christopher A. Myers; Holland & Knight LLP; December 22, 2008, previously published on November 21, 2008 On November 12, 2008, the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) Councils issued a final rule that further amends the FAR to amplify existing compliance program provisions (Subpart 3.10) and clauses (52.203-13 and 52.203-14). |
| 8 | Potential False Claims Act Liability for Federal "Bailout" Participants: Senator Grassley Urges Use of the False Claims Act to Prosecute Fraud by Recipients of "Bailout" Funds Daniel Francis Donovan, Ranse Murphy Partin; King & Spalding LLP; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 24, 2008 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), signed into law on October 3, 2008, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to use up to $700 billion in taxpayer funds to purchase troubled assets from financial institutions. |
| 9 | Recovering Your Losses from the Fraudsters Michael Peacock, Rachel Crookes; DLA Piper; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 26, 2008 Reports of the theft of scrap metal have risen drastically in recent years. According to a BBC news article there has been an "explosion" in the number of thefts, with some regions experiencing increases as high as 170% in a year. |
| 10 | New Contractor Business Ethics and Mandatory Disclosure Requirements David R. Johnson, Michael R. Charness, Kathleen C. Little; Vinson & Elkins LLP; December 19, 2008, previously published on November 19, 2008 On November 12, 2008, the government published a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to mandate that government contractors make timely disclosure to the government when they have "credible evidence" that a violation of certain federal criminal laws or the civil... |
