United Kingdom: London jury acquits three Sarclad staff despite corporate plea deal
July 17th, 2019 Three former employees of Sarclad, a British technology business that supplies the metals industry, were acquitted of bribery charges on Tuesday, although the company had accepted it failed to prevent corrupt payments over an eight-year period. A London jury cleared former managing director Michael Sorby, 75, ex-sales head Adrian...
United States: Man pleads guilty in case tied to ex-St. Louis County leader
July 17th, 2019 A businessman pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday, admitting that he provided bribes as part of a pay-to-play scheme led by the former St. Louis County executive. John Rallo’s plea to three bribery counts makes him the fourth person to plead guilty in connection with the case. He will be sentenced on Oct. 15. Rallo, 54,...
Austria: Ukrainian Oligarch Extradition to US Blocked by 'Extensive' Bid to Reopen Case
July 17th, 2019 The Austrian justice minister's Tuesday announcement that he will extradite Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash to face bribery charges in the United States has been upended by an application to reopen the case in Vienna. Last month, Austria's Supreme Court upheld a decision granting a U.S. request to extradite the gas tycoon — who...
United States: Georgetown Student Who Sued Over Bribe Scandal Drops Lawsuit
July 17th, 2019 A former Georgetown University student dropped a lawsuit seeking to block the school from expelling him after his father bribed a tennis coach to get him admitted as a recruited athlete. Just days before Adam Semprevivo sued in May, Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty to federal charges that he participated in a $400,000 bribery...Anti-Corruption Compliance Solutions
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