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World Tours And The Summer Olympics: Recent Pitfalls Under The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act In The Areas Of Gifts, Entertainment, And Travel, Jon Jordan
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
In the spring of 2015, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission brought two significant Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases involving gifts, entertainment, and travel. The SEC brought the case of In the Matter of FLIR Systems involving FCPA violations concerning the financing of a “world tour” of personal travel for government officials. The SEC then filed the case of In the Matter of BHP Billiton involving FCPA violations concerning the sponsored attendance of foreign officials at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. These landmark cases affirm previous guidance by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Department …