In U.S.v.Joel Esquenazi,Carlos Rodriguez,the court's opinion reflected the difficulty in trying to define ____as used in the FCPA.

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The court's opinion in U.S. v. Joel Esquenazi and Carlos Rodriguez reflected the difficulty in defining "instrumentality" as used in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The case involved individuals who were convicted of bribing officials at a state-owned telecommunications company in Haiti. The court had to determine whether the company was an "instrumentality" of the Haitian government, and therefore whether its employees were considered foreign government officials under the FCPA. The court's opinion clarified that an "instrumentality" is a "an entity controlled by the government of a foreign country that performs a function that the foreign government treats as its own." This ruling provided guidance for future FCPA cases involving similar issues.

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