He is the author of the book The American Trap: My Battle to Expose America's Secret Economic War Against the Rest of the World, an autobiography that chronicles his experience throughout the legal ordeal.
Pierucci's judiciary story is considered in France as an example of the hostage diplomacy and economic warfare waged by the United States government, including against its purported allies.
[10] More specifically, he was accused of being instrumental in hiring consultants who were used to channel bribes to members of the Indonesian parliament and to officials of the state-owned electricity company in order to obtain a contract to provide power-related services.
But after Arnaud Montebourg's resignation as Minister of Economy, Industrial Renewal and Digital Affairs, he was replaced by Emmanuel Macron, who relented and approved the sale.
[2][18] The satirical French newspaper Le Canard enchaîné asked why the same case was not handled by France's law enforcement authorities, since the criminal acts at issue are also illegal there.
[19] In 2020, Frédéric Pierucci tried to organise French investors to buy back Alstom's former nuclear energy assets from General Electric.