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Trump Resumes FCPA Enforcement After 180-Day Pause

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump Administration Pauses FCPA

President Donald Trump’s administration paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for 180 days in February 2025.
Attorney General dismantled the Justice Department’s Corporate Enforcement Unit and Foreign Influence Task Force before February 2025.
Enforcement resumed months later with Attorney General sign-off and limits to cartel cases and U.S. company harm.
Weaker anti-corruption enforcement reduced U.S. credibility on corruption issues worldwide.

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Trump Administration Claims Oil

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration claims majority control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude for a century.
The first $500 million oil sale was transferred to a Qatari account with no public records.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified she did not know which accounts received the proceeds.
Congress introduced a bill demanding an independent audit of the oil-sale revenues.

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Trump Administration Pauses FCPA

President Donald Trump’s administration paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for 180 days in February 2025.
Attorney General dismantled the Justice Department’s Corporate Enforcement Unit and Foreign Influence Task Force before February 2025.
Enforcement resumed months later with Attorney General sign-off and limits to cartel cases and U.S. company harm.
Weaker anti-corruption enforcement reduced U.S. credibility on corruption issues worldwide.

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