Following allegations of foreign bribery in Mexico, news quickly surfaced that Wal-Mart had participated in an extensive lobbying campaign to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which prohibits U.S. companies from offering fees or gifts to foreign officials to advance corporate interests.

Sources:

[1] http://www.rila.org/email/RILArepresentsMarch2012.pdf
[2] http://www.rila.org/about/leadership/bod/Pages/default.aspx
[3] http://www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/LDA_reports.htm
[4] http://swtimes.com/sites/files/pdf/RetailIndustryLeadersAssoc.pdf
[5] http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2010/10/27/us-chamber-of-commerce-presses-for-changes-to-fcpa/

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