Criminal
Apr. 25, 2025
Trump's FCPA freeze casts uncertainty over corporate bribery cases
An executive order by President Trump pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement has defense lawyers and companies reassessing their compliance and legal strategies, even as some high-profile prosecutions, including against ex-Smartmatic executives, proceed.
The fate of prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and what that means for defense attorneys handling such cases, is murky two months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing investigations and new cases.
One ongoing criminal case was dropped this month, but three others are proceeding. One is the prosecution of two former executives with voting machine maker Smartmatic USA Corp., which has sued Trump-supporting news organizations and won a bi...
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