Editing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (section)

===Charges===
In 2009, former U.S. House Representative [[William J. Jefferson]] was charged with violating the FCPA by bribing African governments for business interests.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/us/06jefferson.html|title=Ex-Rep. Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme|last=Stout|first=David|date=2009-08-06|work=The New York Times|page=A14|access-date=2017-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016023415/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/us/06jefferson.html|archive-date=2016-10-16|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2010 the DOJ and the SEC were investigating whether [[Hewlett-Packard Company]] executives paid about $10.9 million in bribery money between 2004 and 2006 to the [[Prosecutor General of Russia]] "to win a €35 million contract to supply computer equipment throughout Russia."<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Hewlett-Packard Russia Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery |date=April 9, 2014 |publisher=United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/hewlett-packard-russia-agrees-plead-guilty-foreign-bribery |quote=To secure a contract for the first phase of project, ultimately valued at more than € 35 million, HP Russia executives and other employees structured the deal to create a secret slush fund totaling several million dollars, at least part of which was intended for bribes to Russian government officials. |access-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035722/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/hewlett-packard-russia-agrees-plead-guilty-foreign-bribery |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304628704575186151115576646?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines|work=The Wall Street Journal|title=U.S. Joins H-P Bribery Investigation|first1=David|last1=Crawford|first2=Dionne|last2=Searcey|date=April 16, 2010|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116074532/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304628704575186151115576646?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines|archive-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 11, 2014, HP Russia pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge [[D. Lowell Jensen]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California|Northern District of California]] to conspiracy and substantive violations of the anti-bribery and accounting provisions of the FCPA. The court sentenced HP Russia to pay a $58,772,250 fine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/hewlett-packard-russia-pleads-guilty-and-sentenced-bribery-russian-government-officials|title=Hewlett-Packard Russia Pleads Guilty To And Sentenced For Bribery Of Russian Government Officials|website=justice.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-11-15|date=2014-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116084333/https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/hewlett-packard-russia-pleads-guilty-and-sentenced-bribery-russian-government-officials|archive-date=2017-11-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2011, the DOJ opened an inquiry into the [[News International phone hacking scandal]] that brought down ''[[News of the World]]'', the recently closed UK tabloid newspaper. In cooperation with the [[Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)]], the DOJ was to examine whether [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] violated the FCPA by bribing [[Metropolitan police]] officers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14181119|publisher=BBC World News|title=News Corp shares hit two-year low on hacking arrest|date=18 July 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126202955/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14181119|archive-date=26 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Nine police officers were convicted including a senior officer in the Met [[Counter Terrorism Command|counter-terrorism command]], Det Ch Insp April Casburn, former Met anti-terrorism officer Timothy Edwards, former police officer Simon Quinn, former Met officer Paul Flattley and Scott Chapman, an ex-prison officer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35666520|title=Operation Elveden corruption probe ends|date=2016-02-26|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-11-15|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116092351/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35666520|archive-date=2017-11-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

An April 2012 article in the ''[[New York Times]]'' reported that a former executive of [[Walmart de México y Centroamérica]] alleged in September 2005 that Walmart de Mexico had paid bribes to officials throughout Mexico in order to obtain construction permits, that Walmart investigators found credible evidence that Mexican and American laws had been broken, and that Walmart executives in the U.S. "hushed up" the allegations.<ref>{{cite news|author=Barstow, David|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/business/at-wal-mart-in-mexico-a-bribe-inquiry-silenced.html|title=Vast Mexican Bribery Case Hushed Up by Wal-Mart After High-Level Struggle|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 21, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422231157/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/business/at-wal-mart-in-mexico-a-bribe-inquiry-silenced.html|archive-date=April 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=April 23, 2012|title=Wal-Mart Faces Risk in Mexican Bribe Probe|author=Miguel Bustillo|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303978104577360283629622556|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114074333/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303978104577360283629622556|archive-date=January 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> According to an article in Bloomberg, Wal-Mart's "probe of possible bribery in Mexico may prompt executive departures and steep U.S. government fines if it reveals senior managers knew about the payments and didn't take strong enough action, corporate governance experts said."<ref>{{cite news|author=Welch, David|author2=Weidlich, Thom|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/wal-mart-bribery-probe-may-exposes-retailer-to-u-s-fines.html|title=Wal-Mart Bribery Probe May Exposes Retailer to U.S. Fines|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|date=April 23, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425013024/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/wal-mart-bribery-probe-may-exposes-retailer-to-u-s-fines.html|archive-date=April 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Eduardo Bohorquez, the director of Transparencia Mexicana, a "watchdog" group in Mexico, urged the Mexican government to investigate the allegations.<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mexican-watchdog-group-says-mexicos-federal-government-should-probe-alleged-wal-mart-bribes/2012/04/22/gIQA9VUxaT_story.html|title=Mexican watchdog group says Mexico's federal government should probe alleged Wal-Mart bribes|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 22, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Wal-Mart and the [[US Chamber of Commerce]] had participated in a campaign to amend FCPA; according to proponents, the changes would clarify the law, while according to opponents, the changes would weaken the law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wal-Mart took part in lobbying campaign to amend anti-bribery law |author=Hamburger, Tom |author2=Dennis, Brady |author3=Yang, Jia Lynn |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/wal-mart-took-part-in-lobbying-campaign-to-amend-anti-bribery-law/2012/04/24/gIQAyZcdfT_story_1.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 24, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513080116/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/wal-mart-took-part-in-lobbying-campaign-to-amend-anti-bribery-law/2012/04/24/gIQAyZcdfT_story_1.html |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2014, Austrian authorities arrested [[Dmytro Firtash]], a Ukrainian businessman who heads the board of directors of [[Group DF]], after a judge in Virginia issued a warrant for his arrest on bribery and other charges. Firtash was released on bail of €125 million, making it the largest in Austrian history. In April 2014, a U.S. grand jury in Chicago formally charged Firtash and five others with violations of the FCPA, including charges such as bribery and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-23 |title=Ukrainian Businessman Arrested In Austria On U.S. International Corruption Conspiracy Charges |website=United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/ukrainian-businessman-arrested-austria-us-international-corruption-conspiracy-charges |access-date=2024-04-24 |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2015, [[Joseph Sigelman]], American businessman and former CEO of OfficeTiger, pleaded guilty to FCPA violations as part of a plea agreement with the DOJ. The charges involved allegations of paying bribes to government officials in Colombia to secure business advantages and obtain oil contracts. Sigelman was fined $100,000, concluding the proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-15 |title=Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charge |website=United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-chief-executive-officer-oil-services-company-pleads-guilty-foreign-bribery-charge |access-date=2024-04-24 |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2015, the SEC settled charges against the New York-based pharmaceutical company [[Bristol Myers Squibb]] related to its Chinese joint venture. The charges included making unlawful payments and providing other benefits to healthcare providers in state-controlled hospitals to boost prescription sales. From 2009 to 2014, BMS China, a majority owned venture of BMS, engaged in practices such as giving cash, gifts, meals, and sponsoring travel and conferences to secure business, which were improperly recorded as legitimate expenses.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wang |first=Kevin |date=2016 |title=Valuable Nepotism?: The FCPA and Hiring Risks in China |url=https://jlsp.law.columbia.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/213/files/2017/03/49-Wang.pdf |journal=Columbia Law School}}</ref> The misconduct resulted in over $11 million in profits, for which the fines BMS was ordered to pay were just north of $14 million in total judgement. BMS agreed to return $11.4 million in profits, $500,000 in prejudgment interest, and a $2.75 million penalty. They were additionally required to report on their FCPA compliance for a two-year period.<ref>{{Cite web |website=Securities and Exchange Commission |title=SEC Charges Bristol-Myers Squibb With FCPA Violations |url=https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2015-229 |access-date=2024-04-25}}</ref>