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FCPA Enforcement

Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in relation to the Smartmatic case.

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Feb 5, 2026

What are the details and status of the U.S. Justice Department’s indictments related to Smartmatic executives and the Philippines contracts?

has indicted ’s parent and multiple current and former executives over an alleged scheme to pay and launder more than $1 million in bribes to a Philippine election official tied to contracts for the 2...

Jan 29, 2026

How often does the Justice Department terminate or curtail undercover bribery investigations, and what oversight exists for those decisions?

in 2025–26 significantly narrowed and in many cases curtailed foreign-bribery enforcement, with reporting that roughly half of foreign bribery probes were dropped or deprioritized and advocacy groups ...

Jan 16, 2026

What laws govern foreign payments to U.S. federal officials and what enforcement actions have followed similar allegations?

The dominant federal framework governing payments to foreign officials is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which broadly forbids U.S. persons and certain foreign issuers from offering, paying...

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