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Citgo shouldn't be deemed 'foreign instrumentality' in US case against former executive, his lawyers argue

( March 19, 2021, 21:40 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Justice Department incorrectly applies case law when it presents Citgo as a "foreign instrumentality" in bribery-linked money laundering charges against Jose Luis De Jongh, his lawyers said. The cases DOJ uses to justify naming Citgo a foreign instrumentality under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in fact rested on the defendants' bribery of officials of foreign-based companies, they said. "The United States has never been required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Citgo or any other US corporation was a foreign instrumentality under the FCPA," De Jongh's lawyers said.See attached response....

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