Alicia N. Washington Authors NYLJ Article on Scope of DOJ’s Power Under FCPA
07.07.22
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Litigation Counsel Alicia N. Washington authored an article titled, “In Wake of Successful Prosecution, DOJ May Ramp Up Anti-Corruption Efforts by Pursuing Foreign Executives,” which was published by New York Law Journal. The article examines how a recent successful prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (“EDNY”) of a foreign national executive who had never physically been in the EDNY reaffirms the broad scope of the DOJ’s power under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (”FCPA”). It also explores how this successful result may embolden the DOJ in its quest to hold foreign national executives accountable amid the U.S. government’s ongoing fight against global corruption and may serve as a model for future prosecutions.
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