It’s far from certain any proposed changes would get a hearing, much less win approval by Congress and be enacted into law. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has lobbied to amend the anti-bribery statute.
In a sign that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is becoming more political, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) said she’s getting an earful from companies about enforcement.
THE PAST AND FUTURE FOR CORPORATE PROSECUTIONS: Orrick partner Michael Madigan discusses his successful defense in 2006 of the former chairman of KPMG’s Tax Department, which led to reduced leverage for prosecutors in pursuing corporation prosecutions.
Mary Jacoby is the founder of Main Justice and Editor-in-Chief of Just Anti-Corruption.
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- Army National Guard Captain Charged for Alleged Role in Bribery and Wire Fraud Scheme and Two Former Soldiers Sentenced for Their Roles in a Related Scheme
- Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced in Houston to Prison for Human Smuggling
- Former Dallas Securities Broker Sentenced in Oklahoma to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Stock Manipulation Scheme
- Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
- Pennslyvania Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for Violent Murder of Fellow Inmate
- Former Construction Company Owner Indicted in Nevada for Income Tax Evasion
- Michigan Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme
- Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 89 Individuals for Approximately $223 Million in False Billing
- Community Mental Health Center Program Coordinator Sentenced to 70 Months for Role in $63 Million Fraud Scheme
- High Ranking Gulf Cartel Member Sentenced in Washington, D.C., to 35 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
- Anti-Corruption Portal of the Americas
- City of London Police
- Global Financial Integrity
- GRECO
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Pacer (U.S. Court Documents)
- State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- TRACE International
- Transparency International
- U.K. Courts
- U.K. Ministry of Justice
- U.K. Office of Fair Trading
- U.K. Serious Fraud Office
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Justice FCPA Page
- U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- U.S. House Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Litigation Releases
- U.S. Senate Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- United Nations Convention Against Corruption
- World Bank Governance and Anti-Corruption
- World Economic Forum - Corruption Initiative