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Foreign Companies: Does the U.S. Government Now Have Access to Your Overseas Data?

Photo of Jonathan E. MeyerBy Jonathan E. Meyer on Posted in Banking, Compliance, FCPA, FCPA/Investigation, Privacy
한국어 번역문은 이곳을 클릭해주시기 바랍니다. The United States government has a powerful new tool to gain access to data stored overseas – the CLOUD Act, which was enacted this spring. If you are a company based overseas, particularly if you use a cloud service provider with a significant U.S. presence, it just got a lot … Continue Reading

Government Contracting Abroad: Beware Compliance Risks

Photo of Fatema MerchantBy Fatema Merchant on Posted in FCPA/Investigation
한국어 번역문은 이곳을 클릭해주시기 바랍니다. On June 16, 2015, IAP Worldwide Services Inc., a private defense and government contracting company, agreed to pay $7.1 million to settle criminal charges of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) related to bribing Kuwaiti government officials to secure a Kuwaiti government contract.  On the same day, James Michael … Continue Reading

Add Importers to Those Facing Expanding Whistleblower Claims Under the False Claims Act

Photo of Curtis DombekBy Curtis Dombek on Posted in FCPA/Investigation
한국어 번역문은 이곳을 클릭해주시기 바랍니다. On February 12, 2015, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that three U.S.-based importers had agreed to pay more than $3 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by the United States under the False Claims Act (“FCA”).  The Government alleged that the importers had made false declarations to U.S. Customs … Continue Reading
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