After a six-month enforcement pause, DOJ will again pursue FPCA investigations
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Aaron Nicodemus2025-06-11T16:44:00
The Department of Justice has ended its six-month enforcement pause of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and closed half of the department’s legacy bribery cases as part of a review of the law. Going forward, the DOJ will follow a revised set of priorities to open new investigations into foreign bribery violations that align with President Donald Trump’s political views.
In a DOJ memo issued Monday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote that the DOJ will prioritize four types of misconduct to launch FCPA investigations, including the payment of bribes
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