California Attorney General Bonta warns businesses that FCPA still in full force
The federal government may have paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), but that’s not the case in California, where bribes to foreign officials will be prosecuted, Attorney General Rob Bonta has warned businesses.
President Trump issued an executive order on Feb. 10 that paused the FCPA for 180 days. Word had leaked to the press before the official announcement. The president said this was necessary so the U.S. attorney general could issue new guidelines for the act.
But in California, the FCPA is still in full force, according to an alert issued by Bonta April 2. Any FCPA violations can be enforced under California’s Unfair Competition Law.
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