Assistant Attorney General Talks FCPA Enforcement at Anti-Corruption Conference
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite last week touted DOJ's action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, championing DOJ's $315 million FCPA resolution with ABB over the company's bribery of an official in South Africa's state-owned energy company (see 2212050021). The case was the department's "first coordinated resolution with authorities in South Africa," and has resulted in South African authorities bringing corruption charges of their own against the official, Polite said in closing remarks, as prepared for delivery, Dec. 9 at an anti-corruption conference.
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"As this case demonstrates, the department is committed to growing our relationships with foreign governments to expand our fight against corruption into new industries and new jurisdictions, including those whose enforcement regimes and anti-corruption laws are just emerging," Polite said. "Building these partnerships also creates more seamless and efficient cooperation in our efforts to combat criminality."
The assistant AG also discussed the work of Task Force KleptoCapture -- the interagency task force pursuing violations under the Russia sanctions regime. "The Task Force is aggressively pursuing its mission," Polite said. "It has already seized several assets of sanctioned oligarchs and has brought charges against two companies and multiple individuals for the illegal sale and export of military, dual-use technologies to Russia. These successes have required coordination across not just the U.S. Government, but with foreign partners dedicated to combating corruption."