PFIZER Inc received informal requests relating to its operations in China from the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June and August, respectively, its regulatory filing https://bit.ly/38geoz2 showed on Thursday.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act units of the Justice Department and the US SEC had sought documents relating to its Chinese operations, the company said in its filing, adding that it is producing records pursuant to these requests.
In 2012, the drugmaker had agreed to pay US$26.3 mil (RM108.9 mil) to the top US securities regulator as part of a settlement with the US government following a probe into its use of illegal payments to win business overseas including Russia, Bulgaria, China, and Italy.
The 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for US companies and foreign firms whose stock is traded in the US to bribe government officials in foreign countries. – Nov 6, 2020
