Some have asked the Department of Justice to consider a probe under the Foreign Corrupt Practices act, a broad law that targets bribes paid anywhere in the world.

有些人要求司法部根据《反海外行贿法规》考虑进行调查，该法律的目标是世界范围内的行贿。

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In the annals of American legislation, few laws are as futile in their impact, capricious in their enforcement, and hypocritical in their content as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA).

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As Lynn Turner, the SEC's former chief accountant, points out, much of what the act requires is covered by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and by the Treadway Commission's recommendations on firms' internal controls, which date back to the early 1990s.

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The letters appear to be tied to a broad Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation of the banking industry, said attorneys who are familiar with past FCPA investigations of other industries.

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