FCPA Unit Chief Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549
Online: Tips, Complaints, and Referrals website
http://www.sec.gov/complaint/tipscomplaint.shtml
Office of Investor Education and Advocacy: (800) SEC-0330
or stockholders acting on the issuer’s behalf. SEC’s Division of Enforcement has responsibility for investigating and prosecuting FCPA violations. In 2010, SEC’s Enforcement Division created a specialized FCPA Unit, with attorneys in Washington, D.C. and in regional offices around the country, to focus specifically on FCPA enforcement. The Unit investigates potential FCPA violations; facilitates coordination with DOJ’s FCPA program and with other federal and international law enforcement partners; uses its expert knowledge of the law to promote consistent enforce- ment of the FCPA; analyzes tips, complaints, and referrals regarding allegations of foreign bribery; and conducts pub- lic outreach to raise awareness of anti-corruption efforts and good corporate governance programs.
The FCPA Unit maintains a “Spotlight on FCPA” section on SEC’s website at hetp://www.sec.gov/spotlight/ fcpa.shtml. The website, which is updated regularly, pro- vides general information about the Act, links to all SEC enforcement actions involving the FCPA, including both federal court actions and administrative proceedings, and
contains other useful information.
Individuals and companies with information about possible FCPA violations by issuers may report them to the Enforcement Division via SEC’s online Tips, Complaints and Referral system, http://www.sec.gov/complaint/tip- scomplaint.shtml. They may also submit information to SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower through the same online system or by contacting the Office of the Whistleblower at (202) 551-4790. Additionally, investors with questions about the FCPA can call the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (800) SEC-0330.
For more information about SEC’s Whistleblower Program, under which certain eligible whistleblowers may be entitled to a monetary award if their information leads to
certain SEC actions, see Chapter 8.
Law Enforcement Partners
DOJ’s FCPA Unit regularly works with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate potential FCPA violations. The FBI’s International Corruption Unit has pri- mary responsibility for international corruption and fraud investigations and coordinates the FBI’s national FCPA enforcement program. The FBI also has a dedicated FCPA squad of FBI special agents (located in the Washington Field Office) that is responsible for investigating many, and providing support for all, of the FBI’s FCPA investigations. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation regularly investigate potential FCPA violations. A number of other agencies are also involved in the fight against international corruption, including the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which has helped lead a number of FCPA investigations.
Departments of Commerce and State
Besides enforcement efforts by DOJ and SEC, the U.S. government is also working to address corrup- tion abroad and level the playing field for U.S. businesses through the efforts of the Departments of Commerce and State. Both Commerce and State advance anti-corruption and good governance initiatives globally and regularly
assist U.S. companies doing business overseas in several
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