Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has met with FBI special agent Davon Mahoney, who works on cases of foreign corruption practices, the prosecuting authority has said.

Mahoney's visit to Sofia has taken place with the cooperation of the US Embassy in Sofia.

A Russian nuclear official pleaded guilty on Aug. 31 to a US charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering in a case involving $2.1 million in bribes for contracts with a Moscow-controlled company.

U.S. gunmaker Smith & Wesson has been hit with $2 million in fines for bribing officials in Turkey Indonesia, Pakistan, and other countries to gain sales deals.