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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
them to resolve it quickly, take it to trial or drop it. "I think it's a royal waste of time," Judge Rakoff said. Along with his two co-defendants, Lisa Bershan and Barry Schwartz, Margulies has now been found guilty of duping investors in two Bershan ventures - Starship Snacks Corp. and All American Pet Co.
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
them to resolve it quickly, take it to trial or drop it. "I think it's a royal waste of time," Judge Rakoff said. Along with his two co-defendants, Lisa Bershan and Barry Schwartz, Margulies has now been found guilty of duping investors in two Bershan ventures - Starship Snacks Corp. and All American Pet Co.
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
them to resolve it quickly, take it to trial or drop it. "I think it's a royal waste of time," Judge Rakoff said. Along with his two co-defendants, Lisa Bershan and Barry Schwartz, Margulies has now been found guilty of duping investors in two Bershan ventures — Starship Snacks Corp. and All American Pet Co.
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Jeffrey Epstein
PERSONSecond Circuit
ORGANIZATION
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATION
Supreme Court
ORGANIZATION
Michael Cohen
PERSONGibson Dunn
ORGANIZATION
Prince Andrew
PERSONLeon Black
PERSONFBI
ORGANIZATION
Stephen Hawking
PERSON
Barry Schwartz
PERSON
Hernandez
PERSON
Philadelphia
LOCATION
Bradley Cooper
PERSONJed S. Rakoff
PERSONMargulies
ORGANIZATIONSchwartz
PERSONBershan
PERSON
Barry Diller
PERSONCollins
PERSON