An attempt by the government to extend its reach under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was headed off by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Friday, upholding a lower court’s dismissal of conspiracy charges against a foreign national.

Consisting of Chief Judge Robert Katzmann and Circuit Judges Rosemary Pooler and Gerard Lynch, the panel ruled that U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton of the District of Connecticut was right, in part, in dismissing the government’s conspiracy charge. Lynch issued a separate concurring opinion, while Pooler wrote the unanimous opinion.