This prior post went in-depth into the recent $123 million Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Herbalife and this post highlights additional issues to consider.
Timeline
As highlighted in this post, Herbalife disclosed its FCPA scrutiny in early 2017. Thus, from start to finish, its scrutiny lasted more than 3.5 years. I’ve said it many times, and will continue saying it until the cows come home, if the DOJ/SEC wants their FCPA enforcement programs to be viewed as credible and effective they must resolve instances of FCPA scrutiny much quicker.
This is particularly true in the Herbalife matter given that the conduct focused on a single country as well as the following language from the enforcement agencies.