FCPA Challenge

November 1, 2018

How much do you know about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Let’s find out.

To commemorate the FCPA’s 40th year, FCPA Professor is presenting the FCPA Challenge.

Each Thursday during 2018, a question will be posed and the answer will be below the fold.

This week’s question is: the origin of this 2001 enforcement action was a voicemail stolen from the company and the enforcement action was also notable because it was based on a strict liability standard for the conduct of an indirect Colombian subsidiary that indirectly reported to the parent company issuer.

Answer: Chiquita Brands International Inc. (see here).