Paul Calli Quoted by Anti-Corruption Report Regarding FCPA Enforcement Against PokerStars Owner

Anti-Corruption Report quoted Calli Law Managing Partner Paul Calli's analysis in its June 21, 2023 article on the SEC enforcement action against PokerStars owner Flutter Entertainment.  According to Mr. Calli, observers should ask whether FCPA enforcement is "merely a tried and true cash cow...

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Paul Calli Quoted Regarding Credit Suisse Foreign Bribery Settlement

The Anti-Corruption Report quoted Calli Law Managing Partner Paul Calli in its recent analysis of Credit Suisse’s $547 million settlement arising from foreign bribery allegations. As Anti-Corruption Report summarizes: In the FCPA world, it can take quite a while for the other shoe to fall....

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Paul Calli Quoted by Anti-Corruption Report Regarding Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Efforts

Paul Calli was quoted by Anti-Corruption Report in its recent article, “U.S. Indicts Eight Foreign Nationals in Connection with a $2 Billion Scheme in Mozambique.” Mr. Calli discussed trial strategy in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. In an area of the law notorious for the...

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Paul Calli Quoted by Policy and Regulatory Report in Article on the Yates Memorandum and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Paul Calli was quoted by Policy and Regulatory Report (PaRR) in an article on criticisms of the Department of Justice’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act “guidance” – the Yates Memorandum. In short, the Yates Memorandum urges companies to self-report FCPA violations, but gives little...

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Paul Calli Discusses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on FCPA Professor Podcast

On March 18, 2016, Paul Calli was interviewed by the FCPA Professor Blog for the FCPA Flash Podcast. Paul Calli discussed the current Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement environment, including the Department of Justice's poor trial record in FCPA cases, factors that may contribute to...

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Richard Bistrong Reports To Prison

This Johnny Cash song is an appropriate background song for this post. Following a lifetime of lying , cheating and stealing, Friday night it all caught up to Richard Bistrong and he turned himself in to serve his 18 month prison sentence at the United States Penitentiary...

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Avoid Trial at All Costs . . . If You’re a Prosecutor with an FCPA Case

At least, that’s the apparent directive if you’re a DOJ prosecutor tasked with trying to win the ever-elusive conviction against an individual DOJ claims violated the FCPA. Earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memorandum titled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing.” Taking into...

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Guest Blog: Silly DOJ Press Release Belies Government Failure in Joseph Sigelman FCPA Prosecution

From Calli Law's July 1, 2015 article on FCPA Professor In mid-June, the FCPA prosecution of Joseph Sigelman came to an abrupt halt after DOJ’s star witness admitted to giving false testimony on the stand. The case ended in a plea to one conspiracy count...

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FCPA Institute

In recent years, the Justice Department has increasingly focused on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, making compliance critical for businesses that operate globally. On January 12-13, 2015, in Miami, Paul Calli  hosted a national FCPA Institute presented by Professor Michael Koehler, a nationally recognized FCPA...

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Book Review: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a New Era.

Broadly speaking, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits offering or paying anything of value to a foreign official to obtain or retain business. Recent years have seen a boom in FCPA compliance efforts and enforcement attempts as the Department of Justice has proclaimed this...

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