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Courts Push Back on Foreign Bribery Prosecutions

As the U.S. Justice Department has stepped up its enforcement of an anti-foreign bribery law, it has faced the expected stiff resistance from the business community. Now it faces the unexpected as courts are pushing back, too. In an unusual …

Justice Department to Clarify Guidelines for Bribery Probes

A top Justice Department official said Tuesday the agency will clarify next year what triggers anti-corruption probes into U.S. corporations. Lanny Breuer, head of the criminal division, said his department expects to release “detailed new guidance” on the criminal and …

Bribery Widespread Across Europe’s Top Companies: Survey

More than one third of employees at large European companies are prepared to offer cash or lavish gifts and entertainment to win business as the economic downturn prompts firms to cut corners to stay ahead. In its 2011 European fraud …