Companies dealing with foreign officials · United States / global
FEPA demand-side bribery: foreign official solicitation enters the U.S. criminal toolkit
The U.S. FEPA adds criminal tools against foreign officials who solicit or receive bribes, potentially strengthening cross-border cooperation and evidence sharing.
Facts
When facing solicitation, companies need escalation, recordkeeping, refusal protocols, and alternative business paths, not only a no-payment rule.
Compliance lessons
Third-party and government-contact files should contain meeting notes, gifts and hospitality, discount rationales, expense approvals, and records of suspicious refusals.
Legal issues
- 索贿 / solicitation
- 跨境协作 / cross-border cooperation
- 证据保存 / evidence preservation
Sources
- U.S. DOJ FCPA resourcesregulator