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High Profile Conviction Likely To Further Bolster FCPA Enforcement


by Richard C. Smith View Biography
William B. Jacobson View Biography
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. View Firm Credentials
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Marsha Z. Gerber View Biography
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. View Firm Credentials
Houston Office

August 7, 2009

One of the few Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") cases ever to have gone to trial ended on Friday, July 10, 2009, with the jury's conviction of Frederic Bourke in Manhattan federal court.[1] This was a significant victory for the government in a high-profile case, and it will likely further embolden the DOJ in its already substantial FCPA enforcement efforts.


 

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