Trump suspends enforcement of laws prohibiting bribery among foreign officials

president Donald Trump Monday is set to sign an executive order that directs: Ministry of Justice A suspension to enforce almost half-century laws that prohibit American and foreign companies from bribeing foreign government officials from acquiring or retaining business.

Pause Criminal prosecution It is implemented to avoid putting US companies at economic disadvantage against foreign competitors.

Bloomberg News Service reported the first planned executive order Foreign Corruption Practices Law.

White House officials confirmed the report with CNBC in a “Suspension of Enforcement to a better understanding of how to streamline the FCPA in line with economic interests and national security.”

The FCPA became law in 1977, prohibiting all Americans and certain foreign issuers from paying for bribes. The law was amended in 1998 and applied to foreign companies and those who held such bribery bes in the United States.

FCPA offenders face a maximum possible criminal penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, a maximum fine that is three times the value demanded by foreign officials.

In 2024, the DOJ announced enforcement actions in 24 cases related to alleged violations of the FCPA.

There were 17 such enforcement measures announced in 2023.

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