Why does it appear FBI is more interested in fraud outside the USA? https://qr.ae/pGV3dO

Why does it appear FBI is more interested in fraud outside the USA, while it appears to cover up, avoid or ignore fraud by judges and attorneys (especially), in USA?*

Nice question. I’ve speculated about this from time to time.

I used to think that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which makes it illegal for US companies to pay bribes abroad, was a way to ensure that US companies pay all their bribes locally.

Then I read a slightly different take by Matt Levine, which is around fines to paid locally: “… this is just the U.S. taking its cut. If you’re a German bank bribing Saudi officials to win Middle Eastern business, you have to budget some money (by way of fines) to pay off the U.S. government too.”

I personally liked Levine’s take more than mine but I leave it to you to decide which of the two you find more realistic.

*: This is the original question I answered. I’m repeating it to help me make sense of my answer in case it’s moved to / merged with some other question that I didn’t answer.