DOJ announces international anti-bribery initiative

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will increase its efforts to build relationships and foster collaboration with its global counterparts to thwart bribery and corruption under a new strategy.

The international corporate anti-bribery initiative, announced in a speech delivered Wednesday by Nicole Argentieri, acting assistant attorney general in the DOJ’s Criminal Division, will see the agency focus on regions it believes can have the most impact on coordination and case generation and look to increase information sharing with their relevant regulators regarding threats to financial markets and illegal conduct.

“This initiative will leverage our prosecutors’ particular experience, expertise, and language skills, which will allow them to build relationships with counterparts around the world to facilitate cooperation and information sharing,” said Argentieri. “All of this will enhance our ability to identify—and to effectively investigate and prosecute—foreign bribery offenses affecting these regions.”