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Mayer Brown

The US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): Key Issues to Watch in 2024

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With recent high-profile prosecutions continuing to draw attention to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and related political laws, and a number of notable announcements by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials at a...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – July 2023 Update

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July saw two noteworthy Russia enforcement actions. A Russian national was arrested in Estonia and extradited to the United States after being charged with conspiring to procure U.S.-origin technologies and ammunition on...more

Estlund Law, P.A.

INTERPOL’s CCF: the Annual Report (Post 3 of 3)

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Today’s post is the final in our series on the most recent Annual Report of the  Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF). The focus of this post will be on the critical factor of admissibility....more

Estlund Law, P.A.

INTERPOL Red Notice removal: Russian banking case

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Miami, Florida, U.S.A.- Estlund Law, P.A., has achieved the removal of a Red Notice in the case of a client who had been targeted in a politically motivated case from Russia....more

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Second Circuit Limits Reach of FCPA’s Anti-Bribery Provisions Charged Under Agency Principles

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On August 12, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued another decision in a long-running criminal action that holds significant implications for the reach of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Charges United States/Russian National with Acting as an Illegal Agent under FARA

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In another action targeting Russian actors and connections, the Justice Department indicted Elena Branson, a dual United States-Russian national with criminal evasion of Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) registration...more

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DOJ’s “China Initiative” Falters

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When Anming Hu, an engineering professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (“UTK”) was indicted in February 2020 on charges related to his alleged failure to disclose ties to a state-run Chinese university, the case...more

Oberheiden P.C.

DOJ, FBI Targeting U.S. Citizens and Foreign Nationals Suspected of Acting as Agents of Foreign Governments

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In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against eight individuals accused of operating “repatriation squads” in the United States on behalf of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It announced...more

Dechert LLP

Tensions Rise Between China and the United States: Intellectual Property Prosecutions Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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Amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over the last few years, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally prioritized criminal prosecutions of Chinese nationals and companies, and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

District Court Judge Highlights FCPA's Limits

A recent US District Court for the District of Connecticut decision reveals the practical limits of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in cases involving foreign nationals, foreign conduct and complex multinational...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Hoskins escapes FCPA convictions while money laundering convictions remain

On February 26, 2020, the US District Court for the District of Connecticut reinforced the Second Circuit’s recent decision to limit prosecutors’ ability to pursue Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) charges against foreign...more

WilmerHale

FCPA Litigation Update: DOJ Theories on Unit of Prosecution and Agency Tested, to Mixed Results

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Two recent rulings in separate foreign bribery cases highlight the continued impact of individual prosecutions on the interpretation of various provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In United States v....more

Snell & Wilmer

District Court Issues Key Ruling on FCPA Definition of “Agent” for Purposes of Foreign Nationals

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On February 26, a federal district court in Connecticut acquitted the defendant in United States v. Hoskins on all counts related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). A jury had previously found the defendant guilty...more

A&O Shearman

Judge Grants Post-Trial Acquittal On FCPA Counts

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On February 26, 2020, a federal judge in Connecticut granted, in part, defendant Lawrence Hoskins’s post-trial motion for acquittal on seven counts relating to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. United States v....more

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Judge Overturns FCPA Conviction on Lack of Evidence of Agency

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In a closely followed case, on February 26, 2020, a District Court Judge in Connecticut granted Lawrence Hoskins’ motion for acquittal on the seven FCPA counts on which the jury convicted him. Hoskins was a UK citizen who...more

Jones Day

Antitrust Alert: Executive Extradited While Visiting Italy Ten Years After Cartel Charges

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Last week, Italian authorities extradited the former senior vice president of Cargo Sales and Marketing with Martinair Cargo, Maria Christina Ullings. Italian authorities apprehended Ullings, a Dutch national, visiting Sicily...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ's Antitrust Division Convicts Seventh Foreign Executive Following Extradition Proceedings

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The latest extradition of a foreign executive highlights ongoing efforts by the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to arrest foreign executives abroad in order to face charges in the United States....more

Hogan Lovells

Air cargo defendant extradited to stand trial

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The Antitrust Division (Division) announced Monday that Maria Christina "Meta" Ullings, a Dutch national and former executive for Martinair Holland N.V., was extradited from Italy to the United States after being apprehended...more

White and Williams LLP

Despite Limited Restriction on Extraterritorial Reach, Second Circuit Leaves Potential for FCPA Liability Wide Open

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The reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) extends to companies and individuals. One example of the breadth and significance of FCPA prosecutions is found in the federal government’s investigation of Alstom S.A., a...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Second Circuit Decision Rejects Expansion of Geographic Reach of FCPA

A Brief Overview of the FCPA - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a federal statute that prohibits United States companies and individuals from bribing foreign government officials in order to gain or retain...more

BakerHostetler

Second Circuit Rejects DOJ's Expansive Theory of Conspiracy and Accomplice Liability Under the FCPA for Foreign Nationals

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On August 24, 2018, nearly 18 months after hearing oral argument, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision in United States v. Hoskins, that significantly limits the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”)...more

The Volkov Law Group

Court of Appeals Cuts Back Extraterritorial FCPA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Nationals

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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....more

Jones Day

Second Circuit Rejects DOJ's Attempt to Expand Reach of the FCPA

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The Situation: In United States v. Hoskins, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") charged a foreign national who worked in France for a British subsidiary of a French company with conspiring to violate the Foreign...more

WilmerHale

Second Circuit Limits Government's Ability to Prosecute Foreign Persons and Companies for Conspiracy to Violate the FCPA

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On August 24, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a significant ruling regarding the reach of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) over foreign companies and individuals in United...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Shortening the long arm of the law - the Second Circuit limits the extraterritorial reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

On August 24, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Hoskins rejected the government’s broad reading of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and ruled that a foreign national without ties...more

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