With more than 1.1 billion dollars in resolution payments in the first quarter of 2019 alone, the Department of Justice, or DOJ, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, are cracking down on enforcing the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, is a critically important statute for combatting corruption around the globe. In this program, we'll discuss the background of this Act and how it came to be. We'll also go over the core concepts and what violates the FCPA.
