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Investigation and Disclosure Best Practices

Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.06.16

In Importance of Disclosures and Cooperation During and After Internal Investigations, Crowell & Moring attorneys review several recent regulatory changes and highlight the growing importance of targeted communication with the government before, during, and after internal investigations. Among other things, the article lists suspension and debarment statistics taken from the System for Award Management for the first half of fiscal year 2016 to demonstrate the importance of, and benefits that may be achieved from, targeted communication to the government by experienced government contracts investigations attorneys.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.18.25

FCPA Enforcement Continues to Evolve with Newly Unsealed Indictment

On August 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had unsealed an indictment against two Mexican businessmen for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). DOJ asserts that the defendants, both Mexican nationals living in Texas, paid bribes to officials at Petróleos Mexicanos (“PEMEX”), and its subsidiary, PEMEX Exploración y Producción (“PEP”) to secure contracts worth an estimated $2.5 million. These charges come amidst a period of uncertainty regarding FCPA enforcement following the Trump administration’s temporary pause on FCPA enforcement and the subsequent issuance of new investigation and enforcement guidelines....