In U.S.v.Esquenazi,Esquenazi admitted he had bribed officials of one of his Haitian vendors,Teleco,but argued that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act did not apply because Teleco officials did not meet the definition of "foreign official" under the FCPA.The appellate court ruled that

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A) The court upheld Esquenazi's conviction under the FCPA because the definition of "foreign official" was not a narrow one and Teleco was considered a de facto government entity because the Haitian government invests in the enterprise, appoints the board of directors, hires and fires the principals, and exercises a monopoly function.
B) The court upheld Esquenazi's conviction under the FCPA because the definition of "foreign official" was not a narrow one and Teleco was considered a de facto government entity because the Haitian government invests in the enterprise, appoints the board of directors, hires and fires the principals, and exercises a monopoly function.
C) The court upheld Esquenazi's conviction under the FCPA because the definition of "foreign official" was not a narrow one and Teleco was considered a de facto government entity because the Haitian government invests in the enterprise, appoints the board of directors, hires and fires the principals, and exercises a monopoly function.
 D) The court upheld Esquenazi's conviction under the FCPA because the definition of "foreign official" was not a narrow one and Teleco was considered a de facto government entity because the Haitian government invests in the enterprise, appoints the board of directors, hires and fires the principals, and exercises a monopoly function.

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