Last week Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that the Justice Department has decided to prosecute the company for a criminal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  The news was tucked away in a Form 10-Q, which BSM had filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 27. It stated in part, โ€œThe company has also been advised by the Department of Justice that it has closed its inquiry into this matter.โ€

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...