United States v. Kozeny

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

After a five-week trial, defendant Frederic Bourke was convicted of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) under 18 U.S.C. § 371 and making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. 1 He now moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29 for entry of a judgment of acquittal on both counts, or alternatively, pursuant to Rule 33 for a new trial. For the reasons that follow, his motions are denied.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Facts 2

SOCAR is the state-owned oil company of the Republic of…