Understanding The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

Daniel Wendt, a member at Miller & Chevalier, discusses the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Act that was signed into law by President Biden in December 2023.  FEPA was designed to prevent extortion by foreign officials and criminalizes the act of foreign officials demanding bribes addressing a potential gap in the FCPA. Here is a link to a recent alert that Miller & Chevalier published on FEPA as well as a link to Daniel’s bio and contact information. 

Chapters

• 0:49 What is FEPA and how does it differ from the FCPA
• 7:52 FEPA's broader and more expansive definition of foreign officials
• 14:05 The jurisdictional challenges of FEPA
• 16:53 Enhanced Due Diligence for FEPA mitigation