Helen Whalen Cohen Recommend this article  It's been a rough few
weeks for Wal-Mart. As you may or may not have heard, the retail
giant hit a bump, facing a DOJ bribery probe for allegedly
violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act while attempting to
expand in Mexico. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA,
criminalizes bribery of foreign governments by corporations in
the United States. Wal-Mart stands accused of greasing the palms
of Mexican government officials to the tune of $24 million, then
turning around and attempting to stymie an internal
investigation into the matter. Now the Mexican federal
comptroller is reviewing the permits that Wal-Mart needs in
order to build more stores.   The Mexican federal comptroller's
office said it had begun checking the federal paperwork and
permits that Wal-Mart de Mexico, known as Walmex, obtained to
open and operate its stores in Mexico.  The comptroller's office
added that it would ask U.S. authorities for information on the
case, in order to carry out its in