Or Introduction Deputy Chief (FCPA Unit) pte Fraud Section, Criminal Division Bond Building 1400 New York Ave, N.W. directors, employees, agents, or stockholders acting on the Washington, DC 20005 issuer’s behalf. DOJ also has both criminal and civil enforce- Telephone: (202) 514-7023 ment responsibility for the FCPA’s anti-bribery provisions Facsimile: (202) 514-7021 over “domestic concerns’—which include (a) U.S. citizens, Email: [email protected] nationals, and residents and (b) US. businesses and their officers, directors, employees, agents, or stockholders act- ing on the domestic concern’s behalf—and certain foreign persons and businesses that act in furtherance of an FCPA In 1998, the FCPA was amended to conform to violation while in the territory of the United States. Within the requirements of the Anti-Bribery Convention. These DOJ, the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division has pri- amendments expanded the FCPA’s scope to: (1) include mary responsibility for all FCPA matters.” FCPA matters payments made to secure “any improper advantage”; (2) are handled primarily by the FCPA Unit within the Fraud reach certain foreign persons who commit an act in fur- Section, regularly working jointly with US. Attorneys’ therance of a foreign bribe while in the United States; (3) Offices around the country. cover public international organizations in the definition DOJ maintains a website dedicated to the FCPA and of “foreign official”; (4) add an alternative basis for juris- its enforcement at hetp://wwwjustice.gov/criminal/fraud/ diction based on nationality; and (5) apply criminal pen- fcpa/. The website provides translations of the FCPA in alties to foreign nationals employed by or acting as agents numerous languages, relevant legislative history, and selected of US. companies.”° The Anti-Bribery Convention came documents from FCPA-related prosecutions and resolutions into force on February 15, 1999, with the United States since 1977, including charging documents,