The Overseas Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a United States federal legislation that prohibits American corporations and their workers from partaking in corrupt practices, resembling bribery, with a purpose to get hold of or retain enterprise. The FCPA has been in impact since 1977, and it has been amended a number of occasions since then.
The FCPA is enforced by the US Division of Justice (DOJ) and the US Securities and Change Fee (SEC). The DOJ has the authority to deliver prison expenses in opposition to corporations and people who violate the FCPA, whereas the SEC has the authority to deliver civil expenses.
