JPMorgan is subject to more than a dozen investigations right now. Will that number stop growing? Corruption's big costs to big companies For some companies, bribery may be viewed as a cost of doing business in other countries — as long as they don't get caught, of course. If they are, they're subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, through which the United States seeks to smack some big wrists. Other governments may get in on the possibility of disciplinary action, too. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is currently on the list of companies that are being targeted regarding international corruption. This week, we learned that the Securities & Exchange Commission is examining whether JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)'s hiring the progeny of politicians in its Chinese business could constitute bribery. Apparently, this will be difficult to prove.