foreign Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Trafficking the Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:52:00 EDT Two foreign nationals have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to traffic the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Pfizer H.C.P. Corp. Agrees to Pay $15 Million Penalty to Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 11:03:22 EDT Pfizer H.C.P. Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., has agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve an investigation of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Wisconsin Neurosurgeon Convicted of Filing False Tax Return and Failing to File Report of Foreign Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:48:59 EDT A jury convicted Arvind Ahuja yesterday on federal tax charges stemming from his failure to disclose offshore bank accounts maintained in India and the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Trial began on Aug. 15, 2012 before U.S. District Judge Charles N. Clevert, Jr., in Milwaukee. Ahuja, a prominent neurosurgeon in Milwaukee, was convicted of one count of filing a false 2009 individual income tax return and one count of failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Leading Role in Trafficking the Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 19:02:58 EDT Rafael Joaquin Beltre-Beltre, 35, formerly of Caguas, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit identification fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for financial gain and one count of international money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. Pleads Guilty, Is Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:06:59 EDT Tyco International Ltd. – together with a subsidiary that pleaded guilty this morning to a criminal charge for conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) – has agreed to pay more than $26 million to resolve the conspiracy charge with the Department of Justice and charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer Speaks at the American Conference Institute’s 28th National Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:21:36 EST "Nothing is more important than curbing corruption around the world – and we must, and we will, continue to do everything we can to ensure that young people across the globe can dream big dreams without having to worry that a corrupt leader will extinguish them," said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. Full Article Speech
foreign Foreign National Pleads Guilty in Houston to Human Smuggling Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 18:52:31 EST Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar, 33, an Indian national, pleaded guilty today at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr., in Houston, to one count of conspiracy to bring undocumented immigrants into the United States for profit and to one count of unlawfully bringing two undocumented immigrants into the United States for profit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Five Foreign Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Role in Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:06:25 EST Five foreign nationals were sentenced to prison for their respective roles in trafficking the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Foreign National Pleads Guilty in Houston to Human Smuggling Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 16:33:32 EST A foreign national pleaded guilty today to federal human smuggling charges for his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented migrants from India into the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign California Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts at UBS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:49:14 EST Christopher B. Berg of Portola Valley, Calif., entered a plea of guilty today before the U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., to an information charging him with willful failure to file the required report of foreign bank account (FBAR) for an account he controlled at UBS in Switzerland in the year 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Four Former Executives of Lufthansa Subsidiary Bizjet Charged with Foreign Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 17:48:35 EDT Charges were unsealed today against four former executives of BizJet International Sales and Support Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, which provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, for their alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to government officials in Latin America. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Arizona Businessmen and California Attorney Convicted for Hiding Millions in Secret Foreign Bank Accounts at UBS AG and Pictet & Cie By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:08:35 EDT A jury convicted Stephen M. Kerr and Michael Quiel yesterday on federal tax charges stemming from their failure to disclose secret offshore bank accounts in Switzerland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Foreign Bribery Charges Unsealed Against Current and Former Executives of French Power Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:43:59 EDT Charges have been unsealed against one current and one former executive of the U.S. subsidiary of a French power and transportation company for their alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Ralph Lauren Corporation Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay $882,000 Monetary Penalty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:12:13 EDT Ralph Lauren Corporation (RLC), a New York based apparel company, has agreed to pay an $882,000 penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in Argentina to obtain improper customs clearance of merchandise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Executive of French Power Company Subsidiary Charged in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 May 2013 11:36:47 EDT A former executive of the U.S. subsidiary of a French power and transportation company was charged in a superseding indictment for his alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Consultant for Willbros International Sentenced in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 May 2013 17:56:22 EDT A former consultant for Willbros International Inc. (Willbros International), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to pay more than $6 million in bribes to government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and officials from a Nigerian political party. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced in Houston to Prison for Human Smuggling By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 14:44:17 EDT Indian national Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar and Brazilian national Fabiano Augusto Amorim were each sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for their roles in smuggling undocumented migrants to the United States for private financial gain. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to Failure to Report Foreign Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:15:34 EDT Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California announced that Pius Kampfen of Mill Valley, Calif., pleaded guilty today to an information charging him with willful failure to file the required reports of foreign bank accounts (FBAR) for a Swiss bank account he controlled. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Maryland Businessman Pleads Guilty to Concealing Foreign Bank Account at Israel-based Bank on His Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 18:02:52 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced that Alexei Iazlovsky of Potomac, Md., pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to filing a false tax return for tax year 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign California Businessman Pleads Guilty to Concealing Foreign Bank Account at Israeli Bank on His Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:03:06 EDT Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California announced that Moshe Handelsman of Saratoga, Calif., pleaded guilty today to filing a false tax return for tax year 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Senior Executive of French Power Company Charged in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:50:05 EDT A former senior executive of a French power and transportation company has been charged in a second superseding indictment for his alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Alabama Tax Return Preparers and 19 Foreign Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States, Identity Theft and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:07:41 EDT Justice Department announced that a 14-count superseding indictment was unsealed today, charging JB Tax Professional Services Inc., Jacqueline J. Arias and Jose Bayron Estrada, of Spruce Pine, Ala., along with 19 foreign nationals, many of whom resided in the New Orleans area, with conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud by filing fraudulent income tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Three Former Broker-dealer Employees Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Bribery of Foreign Officials, Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:46:18 EDT Three employees of a New York-based U.S. broker-dealer have pleaded guilty for their roles in bribery schemes involving two state economic development banks in Venezuela. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Diebold Incorporated Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay $25.2 Million Criminal Penalty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:03:21 EDT Diebold Inc. (Diebold), the Ohio-based provider of integrated self-service delivery and security systems, including automated teller machines (ATMs), has agreed to pay a $25.2 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in China and Indonesia and falsifying records in Russia in order to obtain and retain contracts to provide ATMs to state-owned and private banks in those countries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks at the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:38:19 EST "In nascent democracies, however, public corruption can undermine the very existence of the types of democratic institutions that we take for granted," said Deputy Attorney General Cole Full Article Speech
foreign Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty in Puerto Rican Identity Trafficking Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 15:55:18 EST A Dominican national and a Mexican national each pleaded guilty today in connection with their roles in trafficking the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign German Engineering Firm Bilfinger Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges and Agrees to Pay $32 Million Criminal Penalty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 09:44:47 EST Bilfinger SE, an international engineering and services company based in Mannheim, Germany, has agreed to pay a $32 million penalty to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to obtain and retain contracts Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign ADM Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:40:10 EST A subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay more than $17 million in criminal fines to resolve charges that it paid bribes through vendors to Ukrainian government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Foreign Bribery Charges Unsealed Against Former Chief Executive Officers of Oil Services Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 16:33:17 EST Two former chief executive officers of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – have been charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Alcoa World Alumina Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Pay $223 Million in Fines and Forfeiture By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 08:52:08 EST Alcoa World Alumina LLC, a majority-owned and controlled global alumina sales company of Alcoa Inc., has agreed to plead guilty later today and pay $223 million in criminal fines and forfeiture to resolve charges that it paid millions of dollars in bribes through an international middleman in London. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:24:38 EST The government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown &s contract with the Army to provide logistical support in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Joint Statement by Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on the Declassification of Additional Documents Regarding Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:51:59 EST Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released the following joint statement Wednesday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:18:12 EST The former chief executive officer of PetroTiger Ltd., a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey, pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials and to defraud PetroTiger. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Portola Valley, Calif., Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts Held at UBS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:52:08 EST Christopher B. Berg of Portola Valley, Calif., was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in prison to be followed by three years supervised release, announced Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Marubeni Corporation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges and to Pay an $88 Million Fine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:00:12 EDT Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading company involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors around the world, including power generation, entered a plea of guilty today for its participation in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking government officials in Indonesia to secure a lucrative power project. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign U.S. and Canadian Citizens Charged with Using Offshore Accounts and Foreign Nominee Entities to Launder $200,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:11:06 EDT Joshua Vandyk, a U.S. citizen, and Eric St-Cyr and Patrick Poulin, Canadian citizens, were indicted for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Announce the Publication of Additional Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Filings, Opinions and Orders Regarding Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Su By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:01:54 EDT On January 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence declassified and disclosed publically that the U.S. government had filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking renewal of the authority to collect telephony metadata in bulk, and that, the FISC renewed that authority. The Office of the Director National Intelligence also announced that the Administration was undertaking a declassification review of the FISC's January 3 primary order. On February 12, 2014, and following a declassification review by the Executive Branch, the FISC released in redacted form the previously classified January 3 primary order it had issued in Docket Number BR 14-01, along with a number of other documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Indicted in New Jersey on Foreign Bribery and Kickback Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 May 2014 15:20:31 EDT The former co-chief executive officer (CEO) of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – was indicted today for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to defraud PetroTiger. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Marubeni Corporation Sentenced for Foreign Bribery Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2014 14:01:50 EDT Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading company involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors around the world, including power generation, was sentenced today for its participation in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking government officials in Indonesia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Joint Statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice on the Declassification of Renewal of Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:11:02 EDT The Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the following joint statement Friday Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Department of Justice and Office of the Director of National Intelligence Announce Declassification of Renewal of Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:30:15 EDT The Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released the following statement Friday Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Attorney General Holder Urges International Effort to Confront Threat of Syrian Foreign Fighters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:38:41 EDT In a speech Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder called Syria "a cradle of violent extremism" and urged multilateral law enforcement action to confront the security threat posed by radicalized individuals from the United States and Europe traveling there Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Executive of French Power Company Subsidiary Pleads Guilty in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:02:02 EDT A former senior executive of a subsidiary of Alstom SA, the French power and transportation company, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Three Defendants Arrested on Charges of Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:38:54 EDT Three defendants were arrested today on charges of providing material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization that is conducting a violent insurgency campaign in Somalia Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Former Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Subsidiary BizJet Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:46:17 EDT The former president and chief executive officer of BizJet International Sales and Support Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, Visa Fraud and Wage and Hour Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:18:36 EDT Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that Reginald Wayne Miller, of Marion, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Florence to fraud in foreign labor contracting. Additionally, Miller entered a guilty plea to visa fraud and wage and hour violations. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. probation office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
foreign Arvada Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:50:21 EDT Shannon Conley, age 19, of Arvada, Colorado, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney John Walsh for the District of Colorado and Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle of the FBI Denver Division announced. Conley is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Moore on January 23, 2015. The defendant appeared at the change of plea hearing in custody, and was remanded at its conclusion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
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foreign So Do Morals Matter in U.S. Foreign Policy? I Asked the Expert. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Apr 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020In his new book, Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump, Joseph S. Nye developed a scorecard to determine how U.S. presidents since 1945 factored questions of ethics and morality into their foreign policy. In an interview, Henry Farrell asked him a few questions to get to the heart of his findings. Full Article