Transcription of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: An Overview
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January 2010 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: An Overview2 The Foreign Corrupt Practices ACT: An OverviewR. Christopher Cook, Stephanie ConnorR. Christopher Cook, Stephanie ConnorCorruption poses a significant legal and economic risk for corporations doing business around the world, particu-larly in developing and transitioning countries. The united States Department of Justice ( DOJ ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) are leading the international fight against corruption by increasing the number of inves-tigations, settlements, and prosecutions for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices act ( FCPa or the act ).
The Foreign CorrupT praCTiCes aCT The FCPa contains both antibribery prohibitions and accounting requirements. The latter are designed to prevent accounting practices designed to hide corrupt payments and ensure that shareholders and the SEC have an accurate picture of a company’s finances.
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