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  1. July 16, 2019

    Ex-Alstom Exec Wants Bribe Case Tossed Over Years Of Delay

    A former U.K.-based executive of French corporation Alstom SA asked a Connecticut federal judge on Monday to end the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against him over delays that make the allegations "almost old enough to vote."

  2. September 25, 2017

    Judge Sends 'Message' In Ex-Alstom Exec's Bribery Sentence

    A Connecticut federal judge on Monday sentenced a former executive at an Alstom SA subsidiary to more than a year in prison for bribing foreign officials to win power contracts, saying the 14 months he already spent in detention were not enough to deter others.

  3. January 02, 2017

    White Collar Cases To Watch in 2017

    The coming months will provide a glut of trials and enforcement cases to watch as federal prosecutors attempt to broaden foreign bribery liability, navigate a new public corruption landscape, shield corporate monitorships and convince juries that some bond sales practices are crimes.

  4. August 14, 2015

    Judge Raises Hurdle For DOJ FCPA Conspiracy Charge

    A Connecticut federal judge on Friday said federal prosecutors can't charge a former Alstom Holdings SA executive with conspiracy to bribe Indonesian officials to secure a $188 million power contract unless it can first show he is a so-called agent of domestic concern.

  5. July 10, 2015

    Ex-Alstom Exec Fights 'Defective' FCPA Conspiracy Charge

    A former Alstom Holdings SA executive says a Connecticut federal court should dismiss a charge that alleges his involvement in a conspiracy to bribe Indonesian officials to secure a $188 million power contract, calling the charge "legally defective" and the government's argument unpersuasive.

  6. June 10, 2015

    Feds Want Ex-Alstom Exec's Evidence Barred From FCPA Trial

    Prosecutors on Tuesday accused a former Alstom SA executive of trying to "muddy the waters" at his upcoming bribery trial, urging a Connecticut federal judge to exclude a trove of purported evidence intended to show that U.S. courts can't reach the defendant on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges.

  7. June 04, 2015

    Ex-Alstom Exec Fights FCPA Charges In Corruption Suit

    A former Alstom Holdings SA executive told a Connecticut federal court Thursday that prosecutors have unfairly charged him with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for allegedly authorizing bribes to Indonesian officials to secure a $188 million power contract, calling the charge an "improper circumvention of congressional intent."

  8. May 05, 2015

    Alstom Fights Ex-Exec's Document Request In FCPA Suit

    Alstom Power Inc. on Monday asked a federal court to block a request from a former executive of its parent company — who is currently facing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges over alleged bribes paid to secure a $188 million power contract — for documents turned over to the government during its investigation.

  9. January 02, 2015

    Ex-Alstom Exec. Denied Bid To Toss FCPA Indictment

    A Connecticut federal judge has denied a former Alstom Holdings SA executive's bid to dismiss charges over alleged bribes paid to secure a $188 million power contract in Indonesia, saying questions on statute of limitations and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act should go to a jury.

  10. September 02, 2014

    Gov't Fights Ex-Alstom Exec's Bid To Toss FCPA Charges

    U.S. prosecutors have asked a judge not to dismiss charges against a former executive of French power company Alstom Holdings SA over the company's alleged bribes to secure a $188 million contract in Indonesia, arguing in a recent court filing that the motion was premature.

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