DOJ Fraud Section 2021 review: FCPA resolutions down
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Jaclyn Jaeger2022-02-16T20:50:00
The Department of Justice entered into eight corporate resolutions in all of 2021, a decrease from 13 the previous year, according to the Fraud Section’s annual report. Three resolutions included violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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