On December 6, 2021, the Biden Administration issued the “United States Strategy on Countering Corruption”. It is the U.S. government’s first-ever comprehensive anti-corruption plan, and “marks a new chapter” in the country’s efforts to curb graft. If the Administration is successful in executing it, the Strategy may spur a significant increase in anti-corruption investigations and actions. It was issued against the backdrop of heightened focus by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission on anti-corruption enforcement.
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