US DOJ nominee pledges adherence to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement memo
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( October 22, 2025, 20:58 GMT | Insight) -- President Trump's nominee to lead the US Justice Department’s Criminal Division pledged during his confirmation hearing Wednesday to follow a memo laying out priorities for enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: conduct that deprives US companies of the ability to compete with foreign rivals, involves key infrastructure, bears indicators of corrupt intent or is tied to the operations of a transnational criminal group.President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division pledged during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday to follow a memo laying out priorities for enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act....
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