On Monday the U.K. Serious Fraud Office announced its first deferred-prosecution agreement entered into under the Bribery Act. It involved the British banking institution ICBC Standard Bank Plc. The bank was charged with failing to prevent the payment of a bribe obtain business from the government of Tanzania.

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...