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Posts Tagged: Domestic Enforcement

Balanced enforcement deters bribery

Enforcement is a greater deterrent, in my opinion, if directed at both corporations and individuals.

Here’s why.

While corporations are legal persons, they are typically incorporeal. They rely on natural persons (employees, agents or officers) to act on their behalf.… Continue Reading

From France, the enforcement news isn’t all bad

Antique engraving of Palais de Justice, Paris, France. Published in Systematische Bilder-Gallerie, Karlsruhe und Freiburg (1839). Courtesy of iStockThe extra-territorial reach of the FCPA and its impact are perhaps no better evidenced than by the colossal fines paid by Siemens in 2008.… Continue Reading

Domestic Anti-Bribery Enforcement

The FCPA gets all the attention around here. But how much domestic anti-bribery enforcement is there? And how does it compare with FCPA enforcement levels?

Under the FCPA, about a dozen individuals face criminal prosecutions each year (not counting the twenty-two Africa sting defendants who shouldn’t have been indicted in the first place).… Continue Reading