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The article focuses on the prosecution of corrupt foreign officials in the U.S. courts. Although U.S. prosecutions can only reach a handful of the most notorious corruption cases in transition countries, high-profile crimes are some of the most damaging to the rule of law because they reinforce the low costs of flouting the law. Using U.S. courts to indirectly enforce a developing country's own laws would not supplant local enforcement' but would instead ensure that prominent officials do not escape punishment while the local judiciary develops.