United States v. Hoskins

POOLER, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we are asked to decide whether the government may employ theories of conspiracy or complicity to charge a defendant with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), even if he is not in the category of persons directly covered by the statute. 1 We determine that the FCPA defined precisely the categories of persons who may be charged for violating its provisions. The statute also stated clearly the extent of its extraterritorial application.

The FCPA establishes three clear categories of persons who are covered by its provisions: (1) Issuers of…