Cases that test the government’s interpretation of the FCPA tend to be few and far between.  Lawrence Hoskins, a foreign national who worked for Alstom Holdings, SA has been charged with criminal violations of the FCPA and money laundering in connection with bribes paid by an Alstom/Marubeni consortium to secure contracts to build power plants in Indonesia.  Hoskins has moved to dismiss the indictment, challenging the government’s claim that he was an agent of Alstom’s U.S. subsidiary for purposes of FCPA liability.  He also argues that the FCPA is unconstitutionally vague and that it does not apply extraterritorially to foreign nationals in his situation.  This article examines both parties’ briefs.  See also “How Broad Is the FCPA’s Reach Over the Acts of Foreign Nationals?” (Mar. 20, 2013).