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Oct 11, 2018

Batter Up: The FCPA Takes a Swing at Major League Baseball

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Among the latest news reports in the cross-border public corruption space that has legally-minded sports fans talking is that a federal grand jury is investigating Major League Baseball’s international player development system for potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. See for instance Report: A Federal Grand Jury is Investigating MLB’s International Player Development System, Major League Baseball Signings Focus of Grand Jury Probe, Reports Say, and OT MLB under investigation by US Federal Grand Jury.

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