SEC: Sending Saudi Officials on 'World Tour' Was FCPA Violation
In case there was any ambiguity that companies may not send foreign government officials on a "world tour" in order to secure business, the SEC made that clear yesterday. In an administrative proceeding filed yesterday, the SEC sanctioned two former employees in the Dubai office of U.S.-based FLIR Systems Inc. ...
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