Prosecutors Embrace Criminal AML Charges in Corruption Cases
Federal prosecutors enjoy flipping through the United States Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., to pick out tools to charge defendants. Over the last ten years, DOJ’s reliance on criminal charges in FCPA cases has evolved. The FCPA only punishes the bribe-givers and not the bribe-takers. The Biden Administration is proposing to amend the FCPA to fill in this gap. To fill in...