Alcatel-Lucent's $137m (£88m) settlement to resolve federal criminal and civil bribery charges in late December capped a record year for enforcers of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), reports Corporate Counsel. FCPA enforcement actions catapulted from a mere five in 2004 to 74 actions last year, according to a year-end review released Monday by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
January 05, 2011 at 09:46 AM
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Alcatel-Lucent’s $137m (£88m) settlement to resolve federal criminal and civil bribery charges in late December capped a record year for enforcers of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), reports Corporate Counsel.
FCPA enforcement actions catapulted from a mere five in 2004 to 74 actions last year, according to a year-end review released on Monday (3 January) by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
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