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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
s have a more expansive definition of bribery. "The way I read McDonnell, it wouldn't apply on its face to the FCPA," said Jason Jones, a partner in King & Spalding's special matters and government investigations practice in Washington, D.C. "The Second Circuit seems to me to have gotten it right." Jone
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
s have a more expansive definition of bribery. "The way I read McDonnell, it wouldn't apply on its face to the FCPA," said Jason Jones, a partner in King & Spalding's special matters and government investigations practice in Washington, D.C. "The Second Circuit seems to me to have gotten it right." Jone
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
s have a more expansive definition of bribery. "The way I read McDonnell, it wouldn't apply on its face to the FCPA," said Jason Jones, a partner in King & Spalding's special matters and government investigations practice in Washington, D.C. "The Second Circuit seems to me to have gotten it right." Jone
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