Revisiting the Salt Lake City Olympic scandal : Would the outcome be different today?

摘要

Many international sport organizations face bribery scandalsresulting from its event bidding process. The InternationalOlympic Committee (IOC) faced this type of scandal with the2002 Olympic Winter Games. Two members of the Salt Lake CityOrganizing Committee (SLOC) faced 15 criminal charges fromproviding more than US$1.2 million in cash and gifts to enticeIOC members to support its bid. Ultimately both SLOC memberswere acquitted of all charges. Can a new interpretation of theUnited States’ anti-bribery law, the Foreign Corrupt PracticesAct (FCPA), be effective in preventing similar sport scandals?