Can doing business with a specific customer – in and of itself – be a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act “red flag”?
That seems a bit harsh, particularly when the company has approximately 125,000 employees.
Then again, as set forth in this post, it is hard to ignore that a dozen corporate FCPA enforcement actions have involved – in whole or in part – bribery schemes involving employees of Mexico’s Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) and it various subsidiaries and affiliates.
Set forth below are the numerous corporate FCPA enforcement actions that have involved – in whole or in part – bribery schemes involving PEMEX.
These are in addition to numerous individual FCPA enforcement actions as well (including this recent individual enforcement action).
- Vitol (2020)
- Odebrecht/Braskem (2016)
- Key Energy (2016)
- Hewlett-Packard (2014)
- Bridgestone (2011)
- Paradigm (2007)
- Crawford Enterprises, International Harvester, Ruston Gas Turbines, Applied Process Products, C.E. Miller Corp. (1982)
