Entertainment & Sports
Aug. 17, 2010
Penalties in FCPA Case Questioned
A federal judge's sentencing of two film producers convicted of bribing a Thai official for lucrative contracts has Hollywood-focused lawyers scratching their heads over what to expect from future probes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - When U.S. business executives pay foreign officials for favors , it's rare that federal investigators going after companies will weigh the resulting benefit to the local economy.
That is partly why a federal judge's ruling in the closely watched case of two convicted film producers has Hollywood-focused attorneys scratching their heads to predict how future pr...
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