In a stunning resolution to one of the longest-running bribery, corruption and money-laundering sagas on the international stage, the DOJ and SEC both recently announced settlement of an FCPA enforcement action against the Russian telecom company, Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (MTS).
The FCPA enforcement action came in at $850 million, making it the third-highest FCPA settlement ever. Tom Fox examines the background facts, provides a detailed review of the bribery schemes involved and discusses MTS’ compliance failures and misdeeds.
And, not to be missed: key lessons for the compliance practitioner.
