November 19, 2012 —Wal-Mart’s joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, called Bharti Walmart, is facing its own problems with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the law that prohibits companies from paying bribes to foreign officials and requires that companies follow certain accounting practices to prevent money from being accessible for corrupt purposes. The company has asked...
April 6, 2012 — There was a time not so long ago when paying foreign officials to smooth the way through legal proceedings or to win a contract was all standard practice. No one paid much attention. The Watergate scandal in 1973 brought the issue of corporate bribery to the forefront as the SEC and the Justice Department investigated Nixon’s illegal campaign contributions and found...
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