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Educational Updates for FFLs
Federal Firearms License Revocation – A Process to be Avoided Through Compliance
If you are a federal firearms licensee (“FFL”), you would be wise to open on the same day every piece of communication from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”). Delay in...
Understanding the Legislative Hopper of Gun Control Legislation
What Congress does not advance as promised, the state of Illinois attempted to do. While United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA, D) had promised to deliver proposed legislation for an assault weapon...
NICS Surge in Background Checks Reported for 2012
Figures are out for 2012 background checks requested through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and the figures are a marked increase over 2011. For year-end December 31, 2012,...
From China to Poland and Brazil-The Lilly FCPA Enforcement Action- Part II (Repost by tfoxlaw)
Special thanks to Tom Fox of T Fox Law for the reference in his post, below. Clearly, Eli Lilly's FCPA matter is gaining solid attention amongst Compliance and Audit professionals (See below). In Parts II and...
The Obama Deadline for Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence
With a goal of a steady reduction in violence, President Obama has asked Vice President Joe Biden and Members of his Cabinet to bring forward “concrete proposals” to curb gun violence no later than January....
Eli Lilly’s Remedial Efforts for FCPA Compliance – After the Fact
Yesterday, we covered the news of the $29 million plus settlement entered into by Eli Lilly and Company to stave allegations brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission for violations of the Foreign...
Eli Lilly and Company Settles Big After a Multi-Year Missed Opportunity for FCPA Compliance
On December 20, 2012, Eli Lilly and Company was charged by the Securities & Exchange Commission with multiple violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) for events which occurred over a...
Eye on the Hill – a Return of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban?
Back in 1993, then House Representative (now Senator) Charles E. Schumer from New York was the primary sponsor of what became known as the “Federal Assault Weapons Ban” (Title XI, Sub. A of the larger...
How Compliance Equates to a Corporate Culture of Caring
How Compliance Equates to a Corporate Culture of Caring Recent testimony from expert witnesses on compliance at a UCLA chemistry lab in a fire that killed a 23-year old staff research assistant serves as an...