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The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) signed into law: What it means for companies worldwide

On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law, revising Section 201 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code concerning bribery of government officials. This significant development...more

Key takeaways from the 40th ACI International Conference on the FCPA

Last week at the 40th American Conference Institute (ACI) International Conference on the FCPA, government enforcement agencies such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and UK Serious...more

Where development, global crises, and whistleblowing converge - A look into the World Bank’s 2023 Sanction System’s Report

You get a hotline report that a project coordinator in an emerging market that you recently entered was awarded their contract based on a falsified experience. You begin investigation Desktop review and remote interviews...more

11/14/2023  /  Banking Sector , Banks , Bribery , Collusion , Fraud

No monkey business – Recent FCPA probe into wildlife trafficking in Asia

An Indiana-based contract research organization for pharmaceutical testing is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The...more

DOJ issues rare FCPA advisory opinion regarding the extortion exception

On January 21, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Opinion Procedure Release (the “OPR” or “OPR 22-01”) addressing the rarely discussed extortion exception to the FCPA’s...more

OECD releases latest Anti-Corruption recommendations—most significant Anti-Bribery update since 2009

On November 25th, the OECD Council for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions adopted a series of recommendations for member countries to implement, in an effort to curb...more

Aerospace and Defense - Insights Bribery and Corruption Outlook 2021

Aerospace, defense, and government services – tighter control ahead - 2020 was an eventful year for companies in the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) sector. The industry saw arguably the largest...more

DOJ refines cooperation requirements of FCPA corporate enforcement policy

On November 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced several subtle, but important, adjustments to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Corporate Enforcement Policy. These recent changes relate to...more

U.S. and Brazilian Authorities Reportedly Cooperating in Investigation of Alleged Bribery and Price Fixing Related to Medical...

In a May 17, 2019 press report that has been widely distributed in Brazil and the United States, Brazilian Federal Prosecutor Marisa Ferrari confirmed that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department...more

Japan's plea bargaining system

A new plea bargaining system – offering reduced penalties to companies that report certain violations and cooperate with government investigations – will come into effect in Japan this June, reflecting an amendment to the...more

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