Knowing When to Fold — Arguing the FCPA’s Definition of “Foreign Official”
With lots of fanfare, Esquenazi and Rodriguez, and the usual suspects filed a cert petition and briefs in support of the appeal from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the lower court’s interpretation of “instrumentality,” and the significant criminal sentences handed out to the two defendants. The petition was denied quickly. No one should have been surprised, including all the usual suspects. I...