DOJ Foreign Bribery Focus Shifts to National Security: The Brief

COMPANIES are navigating an altered compliance landscape as the Trump administration shifts its focus on foreign bribery enforcement away from US businesses and smaller transactions, Isabel Gottlieb reports.

• The Justice Department said last week it would resume investigations and prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act after pausing enforcement in February, but with different priorities. It’s focusing on cases involving national security interests, payments to cartels, and foreign companies that disadvantage their US competitors through bribery. Businesses operating in Latin America and industries deemed critical to national security, like defense and deep-water ports, may get heightened scrutiny.
• The DOJ said ...