FCPA Spring Review 2021

In the first quarter of 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each announced one corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action – related dispositions involving German financial services company Deutsche Bank AG. The first quarter of 2021 saw no individual FCPA enforcement actions, although the DOJ announced bribery-related money laundering charges against two individuals, and multiple individuals received sentences or fines for FCPA charges that had been previously resolved. Two individuals—both employees of foreign state-owned entities—also pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with international bribery schemes during the first quarter, and the DOJ unsealed a similar money laundering plea agreement in March.

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