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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Bribery Act 2010. 2010 c. 23. 8 April 2010. An Act to make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected ...
The Bribery Act 2010 (c. 23) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that covers the criminal law relating to bribery. Introduced to Parliament in the Queen's Speech in 2009 after several decades of reports and draft bills, the act received royal assent on 8 April 2010 following cross-party support.
For a more complete list see: List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes and List of federal political scandals in the United States. Dozens of high-level United States federal officials have been convicted of public corruption offenses for conduct while in office.
As a result, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and its unique powers were created by the Criminal Justice Act 1987, "an Act to make further provision for the investigation of and trials for fraud; and for connected purposes". [6] It opened for business in April 1988. [7] The SFO also enforces the Bribery Act 2010. [8]
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Federal investigators are looking into allegations that major drug companies paid bribes overseas to boost sales and accelerate approvals, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.
The statutes most often used to prosecute public corruption are the Hobbs Act, Travel Act, RICO, the program bribery statute, and mail and wire fraud statutes. [ 2 ] These statutes have been upheld as exercises of Congress's Commerce Clause power, or in the case of the mail fraud and program bribery statutes, the Postal Clause and the Spending ...