The Justice Department is asking a US court to pause a looming trial in its case against former Cognizant Technology executives on foreign bribery charges to review how a Trump executive order affects the matter.
The move on Tuesday marks an abrupt reversal by the department, which on Feb. 21 said that it would continue prosecuting the executives under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act despite a White House order pausing enforcement of the law.
The trial was set to start Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. Judge Michael E. Farbiarz, however, postponed the start ...
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