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U. S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission Intensify Anti-bribery Enforcement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 105 , Issue 3 , July 2011 , pp. 582 - 586
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2011

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References

1 Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, Nov. 21, 1997, 37 ILM 1 (1998).

2 15U.S.C. §78dd-1 et seq.

3 Hilzenrath, David S., The Price of Global Business (in a Briefcase Full of Cash) , Wash. Post, Mar. 24, 2011, at A14 Google Scholar.

4 U.S. Dep’t of Justice Press Release No. 10-209, BAE Systems PLC Pleads Guilty and Ordered to Pay $400 Million Criminal Fine (Mar. 1, 2010), at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/March/10-crm-209.html.

5 U.S. Dep’t of Justice Press Release No. 10-360, Daimler AG and Three Subsidiaries Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agree to Pay $93.6 Million in Criminal Penalties (Apr. 1, 2010), at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-360.html.

6 Harris, Gardiner, Johnson & Johnson Settles Bribery Complaint for $70 Million in Fines , N.Y. Times, Apr. 9, 2011, at B3Google Scholar; Johnson & Johnson Settles Bribery Allegations , Wash. Post, Apr. 9, 2011, at A11 Google Scholar.

7 U.S. Dep’t of Justice News Release No. 08-1105, Siemens AG and Three Subsidiaries Plead Guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations and Agree to Pay $450 Million in Combined Criminal Fines: Coordinated Enforcement Actions by DOJ, SEC and German Authorities Result in Penalties of $1.6 Billion (Dec. 15, 2008), at http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/December/08-crm-1105.html.