Bland, a Former University of Southern California Men’s Basketball Coach, Pled Guilty to Accepting a Cash Bribe in Return for Steering College Players on His Team to Corrupt Financial AdvisersGeoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY BLAND, a/k/a “Tony,” a former men’s basketball coach at the … [Read more...]
Former Energy Executive Guilty of Attempting to Bribe One of New York’s Most Powerful People
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PETER GALBRAITH KELLY JR., a former executive at Competitive Power Ventures (“CPV”), pled guilty to defrauding CPV by misrepresenting that the former Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor, Joseph Percoco, had obtained state ethics approval for his wife to work at CPV. … [Read more...]
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Review
Clifford Chance - Prosecutions for bribery and corruption continue to attract media headlines around the world and, in response, international companies continue to review what they have to do to address the risks to their business, and to their reputation.Fundamental to this is staying on top of relevant legislative developments and enforcement trends in the countries in … [Read more...]
Massive International Bribery Scheme Sees US Brokers and Venezuelan Banker in Manhattan Court
Senior Venezuelan Banking Official Allegedly Received at Least $5 Million in Bribes in Exchange for Directing Business to U.S. DefendantsPreet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mythili Raman, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and George Venizelos, … [Read more...]