On February 18, 2026, a Pennsylvania federal jury convicted Charles Hobson, a former Vice President at Corsa Coal Corp., of two counts of violating the FCPA and conspiracy to violate the FCPA. Hobson’s convictions stem from a scheme to bribe Egyptian government officials to obtain lucrative coal supply contracts to an Egyptian state-owned coal company. Corsa Coal received a declination under the Criminal Division’s then-existing CEP in 2023.

Hobson’s conviction follows a temporary pause in FCPA enforcement, which culminated in Deputy Attorney General Blanche’s memo detailing Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the FCPA (FCPA Guidelines). Despite not fitting squarely within the FCPA Guidelines, Hobson’s conviction highlights DOJ’s commitment to prosecuting and holding individual executives accountable.