S.2347 - Foreign Extortion Prevention Act - Congress.gov
“(A) focusing, in part, on demands by foreign officials for bribes from entities domiciled or incorporated in the United States, and the efforts of foreign governments to prosecute such cases; “(B) addressing United States diplomatic efforts to protect entities domiciled or incorporated in the United States from foreign bribery, and the ...
Bipartisan, Bicameral Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Signed …
Dec 26, 2023 · The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act will combat kleptocracy and corruption by criminalizing bribery demands by foreign officials. Until enactment of the legislation, only the giving or offering of a bribe abroad had been considered a criminal activity under U.S. law.
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act - Wikipedia
The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) is a United States federal law that enables US authorities to prosecute foreign officials who demand or accept bribes from a US citizen, US company, or within a US jurisdiction.
Luke Cass in Anti-Corruption Report: The New New Foreign Extortion ...
Oct 11, 2024 · Less than a year since the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) was enacted, Congress – in an increasingly rare showing of bipartisan support and in an impressively short period of time – repealed and replaced it with the Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act (FEPTCA). The FEPA, signed into law by President Joe Biden on ...
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA): How the New Law
Feb 5, 2024 · The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) will amend the domestic bribery statute (18 U.S.C. § 201) to make it a criminal offense for foreign government officials to solicit or receive bribes...
The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) signed into law: …
Jan 11, 2024 · On December 22 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law. The FEPA amends Section 201 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, which generally outlines prohibitions on bribery of government officials. 1
U.S. Congress Passes Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Imposing ...
Dec 15, 2023 · The U.S. Congress has passed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”), as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (“NDAA”). On December 14, 2023, the measure was sent to President Biden, who will soon sign it into law.
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Criminalizes Demand-Side …
Jan 8, 2024 · Skadden attorneys review the recently enacted Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which criminalizes demand-side bribery — a foreign official's demand or acceptance of a bribe from a U.S. citizen, company or issuer, or anyone located within U.S. territory.
Congress Passes Landmark Law to Criminally Prosecute Corrupt Foreign …
Dec 14, 2023 · Today the U.S. Congress approved the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (or FEPA) as part of the annual defense spending bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. FEPA would make it a crime for a foreign official—including any employee of a foreign government or any current or former senior official of a foreign government ...
The U.S. Foreign Extortion Prevention Act: A new
Mar 22, 2024 · Fortunately, a landmark new law from the United States Government offers a tool to combat bribery by foreign officials at its source, provide incentives for foreign governments to crack down on corruption in their own countries, and bring some justice to many of its victims.