In 'The American Trap', Frédéric Pierucci, a former executive at the French company Alstom, delivers a powerful and chilling account of his personal ordeal and the broader tactics employed by the United States in its covert economic warfare. Pierucci reveals how the US weaponizes its legal system, particularly the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), to target and dismantle non-American global competitors, especially in strategic industries. His story, arising from his arrest and imprisonment, exposes the calculated strategies behind these operations, designed not just to enforce justice but to assert American corporate dominance globally. This book is an essential read for understanding the darker side of international economic competition.