Government
Mar. 22, 2011
U.S. Law Barring Bribes Abroad Is Heavily Used But Rarely Tested
Despite an increase in foreign bribery prosecutions, judges have had little chance to weigh in on some of the most basic features of the FCPA law because so many of the cases settle before trial.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - When Stuart Carson and his co-defendants go before a federal judge in May on criminal foreign bribery charges, they'll be asking the judge to dismiss the prosecution's case based in part on the definition of two words: foreign official.
Though the phrase appears straight-forward, judges have not weighed in on exactly what constitutes a foreign official under federal ant...
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