New guidelines governing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and enforcement effectively signal the official end of the proclaimed FCPA enforcement pause announced by President Trump earlier in the year, while...more
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has a lot going for it right now: a director hellbent on tackling complex fraud, bribery, and corruption, an enhanced budget, new partnerships to tackle international bribery and corruption...more
4/2/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Case Management ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corruption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Indemnification ,
New Legislation ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity may be at a temporary standstill, but that should not mean much for the day-to-day operations of global anti-corruption compliance programs. If the Department of...more
2/13/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Smuggling ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more
6/7/2024
/ Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
In December 2023, President Joe Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law under the broader Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While FEPA’s sponsors hailed it as “the most...more
3/1/2024
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
NDAA