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Handy Decision Trees to Help with your Bribes

Posted on December 29, 2011June 2, 2025 by Doug Cornelius
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Thinking about making a payment or giving “anything of value” as part of a business meeting and wondering if you could be prosecuted for it under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or the Travel Act? Just reach into your briefcase and pull out a handy-dandy decision tree to help you through this difficult process.

T. Markus Funk put together a decision tree to help walk you through the FCPA and Travel Act’s Anti-bribery provisions (.pdf).

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1 thought on “Handy Decision Trees to Help with your Bribes”

  1. Elinore M. Moore says:
    May 1, 2025 at 6:10 pm

    I’ve talked with students about the decitson tree to confirm required compliance.
    Thank you.

    Reply

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