DOJ Files Motion To Stay Judge’s Upcoming Dismissal Order In Rovirosa Case
In December 2025, Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez was found guilty after a bizarre trial of various charges in connection with an alleged Mexican bribery scheme. (See here for the prior post).
As reported here, the trial featured no fact witnesses which led the judge to block the government from introducing most of its evidence until their closing argument.
Soon after the verdict, Rovirosa was taken into custody and has been in prison since.
As highlighted in this recent post, last week U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Hoyt (S.D. Texas) indicated he will be granting defense motions to dismiss the case.
Even though Judge Hoyt has yet to issue his written decision, the DOJ has filed a motion to stay Judge Hoyt’s upcoming orders.
From The Archives
In running searches for FCPA content every day, I sometimes come across interesting content – including some old content for some reason.
Recently, this October 2010 roundtable sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about the FCPA showed up in my search. The roundtable featured former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, SEC FCPA Unit Chief Cheryl Scarboro, two former DOJ prosecutors then in private practice, and on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Andrew Weissmann.
At the time in 2010, FCPA reform and out-of-bounds FCPA enforcement were hot topics.
Can College Athletes Be Public Officials?
I look at many things through a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act lens. It’s an occupational hazard I guess.
Recently, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed into law a bill relating to among other things “name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student athletes.”
Technically, the law allocates nearly $15 million to the University of Wisconsin to help fund facility debt service with the goal of freeing up funds for the University to pay athletes through new revenue-sharing agreements.
In signing the bill, Governor Evers said “I believe that greater flexibility is necessary to ensure this funding can be used effectively and allow the [University] system to maximize the state’s investment.”
What You Need To Know From Q1
If you believe that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement has stopped, you are either highly misinformed or perhaps informed but more interested in advancing false narratives.
This post provides a summary of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement activity and related developments from the first quarter of 2026.
DOJ Enforcement (Corporate)
The DOJ announced one corporate enforcement action in the first quarter.
Judge Grants Zaglin Request For A Federal Prisoner To Appear As A Witness During Hearing On A New Trial
An interesting sequence of events.
As highlighted in this prior post, in September 2025 a jury found Carl Zaglin guilty of FCPA and related offenses for his role in bribery schemes involving Honduran government officials to secure contracts to provide uniforms and other goods to the Honduran National Police.
In December 2025, Zaglin was sentenced to 8 years in prison. (See here).
Shortly thereafter, Zaglin filed a Second Motion for a New Trial asserting that a co-Defendant Aldo Nestor Marchena (Marchena) testified falsely against him in his trial. In connection with the same core action, Marchena had previosuly pleaded guilty and following the Zaglin trial, the DOJ filed a motion for departure seeking a 40% reduction in Marchena’s sentence for providing substantial cooperation.