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Jan. 4, 2012

Judge Deals a Blow to FCPA

U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz last November tossed bribery convictions against a Southern California company and its two top executives.

U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz last November tossed bribery convictions against a Southern California company and its two top executives, potentially undermining the U.S. justice department?s effort to ramp up prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Daily Journal reported.

In a case seen as a litmus test for other FCPA, cases Matz found pervasive prosecutorial misconduct, dismissed the indictments, and vacated the convictions against Lindsay Manufacturi...

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