On June 7, 2016, the SEC entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Akamai Technologies, Inc. relating to "possible violations of the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act from at least 2012 through 2015" involving Chinese government officials.

On June 7, 2016, the SEC announced a non-prosecution agreement with Akamai Technologies, Inc. "that will forfeit ill-gotten gains connected to bribes paid to Chinese officials by foreign subsidiaries." The SEC stated that "Akamai's foreign subsidiary arranged $40,000 in payments to induce government-owned entities to purchase more services than they actually needed. Employees at the foreign subsidiary violated the company's written policies by providing improper gift cards, meals, and entertainment to officials at these state-owned entities to build business relationships."