The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

Germany : German prosecutors raid Porsche in corruption probe
Brazil : Braskem agrees to pay about USD 101 million to Brazilian authorities to settle its involvement in the Car Wash scandal
World Bank : The World Bank debars two subsidiaries of French Veolia
Canada : Criminal trial against SNC-Lavalin for fraud and corruption
United States : The SEC awards USD 4.5 million to a whistleblower
France : Bolloré group sued by ten unions and NGOs
France : Environmental defenders take aim at Total’s oil exploration in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Israel : Major construction Group to face bribery charges
Mexico : Arrest of the former CEO of Mexican oil company Pemex
Sierra Leone : Former Football Federation President acquitted in corruption case

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Germany: Bosch agrees to pay a EUR 90 million fine in diesel scandal
Austria: Chancellor resignes amid corruption scandal
Argentina: Ex-president Cristina Kirchner goes on trial for corruption
United States: A former executive of Crédit Suisse pleads guilty in a Mozambique scam scandal
France: PNF requests a trial against the former president of the International Athletics Federation
France: The French Financial Prosecution Office denies the opening of an investigation in connection to the Carlos Ghosn case
France: Top candidates in European elections have stated their engagement regarding the fight against corruption
France: The General Manager of BeIN group under investigation for corruption

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

North Korea: Pyongyang seizes the UN over a cargo ship confiscated by the United States
United States:  A United States software company potentially breaches the US sanctions on Iran
United States: OFAC designates Mexican persons and entities under Kingpin and Magnitsky Acts
United States: Publication of a Presidential Determination regarding sanctions imposed on petroleum transactions with Iran
United States: New developments regarding the sanctions against Chinese company Huawei
United States: A Chinese surveillance firm possibly sanctioned by Trump administration
United States: Publication of the Blue Lantern audits results
United States: Rejection of the U.S. Congress motion against certain arm sales
United States: Restrictions on the export of goods subject to the EAR to Venezuela
United States: Revision of the EAR following the changes made to the Wassenaar list
France: A French court approves the extradition of an Iranian engineer to the United States
United Kingdom: Update of the guidelines regarding sanctions regimes
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom issues new licence for export of dual-use items to the European Union
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom may ban travel to designated areas in Syria
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom publishes cyber sanctions regulations
Russia: Three Russian entities under US non-proliferation measures
European Union: Extension of sanctions against the Syrian regime
European Union: Creation of a ‘blacklist’ to sanction those responsible for cyber-attacks

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World Bank: World Bank launches fund for “Mining for Climate Action”
Canada: Bombardier faces corruption allegations on Azerbaijan Project
China: World Bank debars Sieyuan Electric Co.
United States: About twenty pharmaceutical companies prosecuted over cartel allegations
Europe: Publication of a report on ethical alerts in companies
Hong Kong: An ex-JPMorgan managing director charged with bribery
France: The Prosecutor’s Office and the CNIL launches an investigation following the discovery of the “Monsanto files”
France: France grants political asylum to the former Interpol president’s wife
Netherlands: The Senate adopts child labour due diligence law

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

Cuba: First proceedings under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act
United States: The United States designates two entities and two vessels of the the Venezuelan Oil Sector
United States: The United States renews sanctions on Yemen for one year
United States: The United States bans Huawei from selling telecom gear
United States: Washington about to adopt anti-Russian sanctions for human rights’ violation
Israel: Amnesty International asks for revocation of NSO Group’s export licenses
United Kingdom: Publication of guidance on Russian sanctions in case of no-deal Brexit
United Kingdom: Update of the guidance on exporting nuclear goods to Iran
United Kingdom: Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fines United Kingdom exporter for brokering military goods without a licence
European Union: An Islamist movement wins challenge to EU terrorism sanctions
European Union: A former Central African minister targeted by sanctions
European Union: The European Union court rejects the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines’ damages application
European Union: The European Union Court rejects Ammar Sharif’s application to annul the Syria listing
Ukraine: Ukraine imposes new sanctions against Russia

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Brazil: Justice orders the re-incarceration of former President Michel Temer
Brazil: Telefônica Brasil agrees to pay USD 4 million to end corruption probe
United States: A former Goldman Sachs banker released on a USD 20 million bail in the 1MDB case
France: The French Anti-Corruption Agency launches its new website
Indonesia: Hyundai admits bribing official for power plant construction
United Kingdom: New evidence in the trial against Shell and Eni for corruption
United Kingdom: Government promotes compliance for SMEs with the Business Integrity Consultancy Service
United Kingdom: BHP facing a USD 5 billion lawsuit from Brazilian victims of dam disaster

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Belgium: Release of a report on the risks of corruption in the cobalt supply chain
Colombia: A former executive of Grupo Aval’s subsidiary sentenced to eleven years and nine months of jail
United States: The CFTC opens probes against Glencore on corrupt practices
United States: Ford at the heart of an investigation into the polluting emissions of its cars
United States: The US Department of Justice issues a new guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs
France: French Senate rejects a bill recognizing ecocide in criminal law
Mexico: Odebrecht excluded from public tenders for 3 years
Sweden: H&M announces publishing on its website for each of its garments the supplier names, factory names and addresses
Switzerland: Oil trader Gunvor investigated by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland

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Germany: German BAFA publishes its monthly newsletter
China: Hong Kong Stock Exchange updates guidance on sanctions
North Korea: Daimler ignores how the North-Korean Supreme Leader has acquired his vehicles
Denmark: Dan-Bunkering suspected of violating European sanctions against Syria
United States: OFAC announces settlement with MID-SHIP Group LLC over transfers associated with vessels identified on its SDN List
United States: Publication of Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections Sanctions Regulations
United States: President Trump announces the United States’ withdrawal from the UN Arms Trade Treaty
United States: The OFAC publishes its guidance on sanctions compliance programs
United Kingdom: The think tank RUSI launches a taskforce on the future of UK sanctions policy
European Union: European Union declaration following the full activation of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act by the United States
Venezuela: US embargo on Venezuelan oil comes into effect

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Algeria: Wave of arrests following corruption allegations
Brazil: The prison sentence of former president Lula reduced to eight years and ten months
Brazil: A company wants to pay its executives to confess corruption
France: Paris 2024 had adopted an ethical charter
France: AFA opens a public consultation on its draft guidelines on M&A operations
Romania: The Parliament adopts a controversial reform of the Criminal Code
Russia: Publication of the official year-end statistics for corporate bribery enforcement in 2018
European Union: The Commission at the top of the list of fines in competition cases