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Applying US High Courts domestic corruption rulings to US FCPA

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Published on: 08 October 2024
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Law360: The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits US companies and individuals from bribing government officials outside the US, but its scope has rarely been tested in US appellate courts, and never in the US Supreme Court.

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