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ghtened standard of proving that a bribe was paid in exchange for an "official act" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. The decision in U.S. v. Ng Lap Seng is a clear win for the Justice Department and marks the first time that a circuit court has applied the official act rule, which the U.S. Supreme Co
nce pled guilty to a variety of securities and wire fraud charges. With a trial set for later this year, Sharma and Farkas asked U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in April to throw out their indictment. They said that before their arrests in April 2018, the government had used search warrants to obtain from S
ghtened standard of proving that a bribe was paid in exchange for an "official act" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. The decision in U.S. v. Ng Lap Seng is a clear win for the Justice Department and marks the first time that a circuit court has applied the official act rule, which the U.S. Supreme Co
nce pled guilty to a variety of securities and wire fraud charges. With a trial set for later this year, Sharma and Farkas asked U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in April to throw out their indictment. They said that before their arrests in April 2018, the government had used search EFTA00094377 warrants t
ghtened standard of proving that a bribe was paid in exchange for an "official act" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. The decision in U.S. v. Ng Lap Seng is a clear win for the Justice Department and marks the first time that a circuit court has applied the official act rule, which the U.S. Supreme Co
nce pled guilty to a variety of securities and wire fraud charges. With a trial set for later this year, Sharma and Farkas asked U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in April to throw out their indictment. They said that before their arrests in April 2018, the government had used search warrants to obtain from S
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