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Court of Appeals Cuts Back Extraterritorial FCPA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Nationals

Court of Appeals Cuts Back Extraterritorial FCPA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Nationals

The Justice Department’s attempt to assert broad jurisdiction over foreign nationals was rebuked in a recent US Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Hoskins. (Here).  As a result, the appellate court affirmed the lower court’s decision to dismiss the FCPA conspiracy count against defendant Hoskins, a former Alstom executive. The government will still be able to prosecute Hoskins for substantive FCPA violations based...