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Sarbanes-Oxley & The Culture Of Bribery: Expanding The Territorial Scope Of Private Whistleblower Suits To Overseas Employees, Matt A. Vega
Sarbanes-Oxley & The Culture Of Bribery: Expanding The Territorial Scope Of Private Whistleblower Suits To Overseas Employees, Matt A. Vega
Matt A Vega
SARBANES-OXLEY & THE CULTURE OF BRIBERY: EXPANDING THE TERRITORIAL SCOPE OF PRIVATE WHISTLEBLOWER SUITS TO OVERSEAS EMPLOYEES, by Matt A. Vega
This article has been accepted for publication in Vol. 46, No. 2 Harvard J. on Legis. 425 (Summer 2009).
Abstract: This paper examines the use of private transnational litigation to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA). Small, but repetitive bribery of foreign officials by local employees is the Achilles heel of corporate ethics. In fact, it is what perpetuates the “culture of bribery” that makes major corruption possible. Unless overseas employees refuse to give in to …