United States v. Sidorenko

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS

CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge

In this case, the United States government urges the application of federal criminal statutes to prosecute foreign defendants for foreign acts involving a foreign governmental entity. The government has charged Defendants Yuri Sidorenko, Alexander Vassiliev, and Mauricio Siciliano with five counts: (1) Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; (2) Honest Services Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2,1343; (3) Conspiracy to Solicit and to Give Bribes Involving a Federal Program, in…