Tuesday, May 6, 2008

FCPA: Enforcement increasing Blah Blah Blah...FBI Dedicated Blah Blah Blah..Corruption, Bribery Alive and Well


From George J. Terwilliger III, Partner at White & Case LLP:

"Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions increased almost 100 percent from 2006 to 2007 and over 700 percent from 2004 to 2007. The FBI has added dedicated agent positions to FCPA investigations, and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has touted its “strategic and deliberate plan” to step-up FCPA enforcement.1 High-profile enforcement actions frequent the headlines in this and other publications. As a result, corporate compliance officers have yet another challenge to face on a global basis."
You can read the full article here.

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