President Trump’s executive order temporarily pauses enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which is a huge win for American businesses and will make them more competitive internationally.

I have often thought the facts of many Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions would make the basis for a ...

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on February 10 pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for at least 180 days while directing a review of the law’s impact on ...

Orders the Attorney General to review in detail all existing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations or enforcement actions and take appropriate action with respect to such matters to ...

In February, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, pending a review. This week, enforcement was partly reinstated, but ...

The debut book by legal historian Severin Wirz, “Bribery Beyond Borders: The Story of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” is ...

President Donald Trump has paused the enforcement of a law that criminalizes American businesses that bribe foreign officials in an executive order signed on Monday. The order, which directs the ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act may appear odd to the casual observer. Passed in 1977, the FCPA established both civil and criminal ...

On November 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into its first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) for violations of the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Trump administration won’t enforce one of the country’s strongest anti-bribery ...

Legal experts say the Trump administration is increasingly focused on prosecuting crimes only after the damage is done rather than enforcing Bank Secrecy Act regulations and other compliance-based ...

DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see “‘inconsistency”’ in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.