Back in 2016, AAF published a story about Och-Ziff's FCPA trouble involving, among Congolese diamond mines, the so-called Libyan Investment Authority (LIA). The LIA was a sovereign wealth fund ("SWF"), recalls Andreas Stargard, an attorney with Primerio Ltd., focused on anti-corruption and antitrust matters in Africa: "In the case of Och-Ziff, the LIA was allegedly implicated in … Continue reading Sovereign Wealth Funds: Contributing to African growth or abetting corruption?
Och-Ziff’s African (formerly lucrative) nightmare
Och-Ziff Capital Management Admits To Role In Africa Bribery Conspiracies And Agrees To Pay $213 Million Criminal Fine From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York: "Och-Ziff Enters into 3-Year Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Och-Ziff Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the FCPA" BROOKLYN, NY – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for … Continue reading Och-Ziff’s African (formerly lucrative) nightmare
Caprikat, Foxwhelp & Aurora: The Tip of Africa’s ‘Panama Papers’ Iceberg?
The X, Y and Zumas of the ‘Panama Papers’ leak By AAT & AAF author, Michael-James Currie. During the week of 04 April 2016, headlines around the world reported on what may turn out to be one of the most significant developments in the fight to combat the use of offshore accounts for purposes of … Continue reading Caprikat, Foxwhelp & Aurora: The Tip of Africa’s ‘Panama Papers’ Iceberg?
Anti-Fraud & Corruption Law in Africa 