Two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases—one in Pennsylvania and one in Florida—could get dropped depending on the outcome of the Justice Department’s ongoing review of FCPA enforcement matters.
Former coal company executive Charles Hobson, accused of bribing Egyptian officials in connection with state contracts, is asking for a 180-day continuance of his trial, presently scheduled to begin April 21 in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The request came 10 days after President Trump’s Feb. 10 executive order pausing enforcement of the decades-old law.
The government responded Tuesday saying the case—nearly three years old—was undergoing priority ...
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