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Corruption digest

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Germany
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  • August 21 2012

Further to the July 2011, November 2011 and July 2012 editions of the Digest, the German banker convicted of taking an illegal payment from Formula One boss Mr Bernie Ecclestone has been sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment

First prosecution under the Bribery Act 2010 reaches the Court of Appeal

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 21 2012

Further to the September 2011 edition of the Digest, the Court of Appeal has reduced Mr Munir Patel’s sentence

Corruption digest

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Russia
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  • August 21 2012

The chief of the Defense Ministry’s territorial construction department, Mr Sergei Busov, allegedly demanded 1.7 million rubles from a representative from the northwestern branch of the Oboronoenergo energy company in return for a money transfer to the branch’s bank account in payment for work done

Corruption digest

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Global, Switzerland
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  • August 21 2012

According to court documents released by Switzerland's supreme court, former FIFA president, Mr Joao Havelange, and former FIFA executive committee member, Mr Ricardo Teixeira, took payments from marketing partner, International Sport and Leisure (ISL

The Nielsen Co.

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 21 2012

New Delhi Television Limited has filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against The Nielsen Co. in federal district court in New York

Corruption digest

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • August 21 2012

Further to the April 2012 edition of the Digest, Mr Thomas Kwok and Mr Raymond Kwok have made a brief court appearance to face allegations that they paid US$4.5 million in bribes to Hong Kong’s former chief secretary, Mr Rafael Hui, in return for information on pending land sales

Fraud-on-the-market

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 19 2012

On June 11, 2012, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, a case involving two questions that could have a substantial impact on securities class actions

Corruption digest

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • Nepal
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  • June 22 2012

Gunman have shot dead a Supreme Court judge, Judge Rana Bahadur Bam, who was being investigated for accepting bribes

Alba case adjourned

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 17 2012

Further to the November 2011 and March 2012 editions of the Corruption Digest, former Innospec executives, Dr David Turner and Mr Bruce Hall, appeared in court to face corruption charges in connection with the supply of alumina to Bahrain