In January 2010, U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors unveiled an undercover foreign bribery investigation that netted nearly two dozen executives and employees in the military and law enforcement products industry.
The prosecution in Washington federal district court marked the most extensive use ever of undercover techniques in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation. Lanny Breuer, the head of DOJ’s Criminal Division, touted the sting as part of a “new chapter” in white-collar criminal enforcement.
