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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.) is a United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials to benefit their business interests.
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Foreign Extortion Prevention Act. The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) is a United States federal law that enables US authorities to prosecute foreign officials who demand or accept bribes from a US citizen, US company, or within a US jurisdiction. FEPA was signed into law by Joe Biden on December 22, 2023, as part of the National ...
The following list reflects major actions that the Enforcement Division of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought in 2009–2012. The SEC is a federal agency of the United States. It holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and ...
The federal government has been cracking down on fraud and corruption, and one of the better weapons in its arsenal is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which makes it illegal for ...
One major worry for American companies doing business overseas is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a 1977 federal law that prohibits the bribing of foreign officials. Those familiar with ...
The Fat Leonard scandal is an ongoing investigation and prosecution of corruption within the United States Navy during the 2000s and 2010s. It has involved ship support contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), a Thai subsidiary of the Glenn Marine Group. [1] [2] The Washington Post called the scandal "perhaps the worst national-security ...
Passed the Senate on June 22, 1910 ( 37-30) Signed into law by President William H. Taft on June 25, 1910. The Federal Corrupt Practices Act, also known as the Publicity Act, was a federal law of the United States that was enacted in 1910 and amended in 1911 and 1925. It remained the nation's primary law regulating campaign finance in federal ...