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Oil giant Total to pay $245M in U.S. bribery case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — French oil giant Total agreed Wednesday to pay $242.5 million to settle criminal charges alleging the company used middlemen to pay bribes to win lucrative contracts in […]
Harford County deputy pleads guilty to bribery
BEL AIR — A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy has resigned after pleading guilty to accepting payments in exchange for providing unauthorized access to police databases. The Harford County State’s […]
Wal-Mart says loss likely from bribery probe
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it is ‘probable’ that the world’s largest retailer will incur a loss due to ongoing bribery investigations by itself and government agencies, but […]
Va. USPS official pleads guilty to taking bribes
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A U.S. Postal Service official has pleaded guilty to accepting at least $40,000 in bribes in exchange for helping a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts. […]
Lawmakers release documents on Wal-Mart bribery
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s CEO Mike Duke found out in 2005 that the retailer’s Mexico unit was handing out bribes to local officials, according to emails obtained by […]
Justices reject Jefferson’s bribery appeal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place the corruption conviction of a former Louisiana congressman who hid money from bribes in his freezer. The justices on Monday rejected […]
Garage owners sentenced in police towing scheme
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two brothers were sentenced to prison for bribing Baltimore police officers to allow them to tow cars from accident scenes. A federal judge sentenced 32-year-old Hernan Alexis […]
Pfizer pays $60 million to settle bribery charges
WASHINGTON — Pfizer has agreed to pay the federal government $60 million to settle allegations that its employees bribed doctors and other foreign officials in Europe and Asia to win […]
Judge in no rush to hear Wal-Mart bribery lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware judge has chastised attorneys for two large public employee retirement systems for rushing to court with lawsuits over allegations of bribery involving Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s […]
Wal-Mart’s proxy vote shows dissent against execs
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart‘s final shareholder vote for its board of directors showed unprecedented dissent against key executives and board members, including CEO Mike Duke, in the wake of allegations […]
Lobbyist Cooke regains law license
By a vote of 4-3, Maryland’s highest court has reinstated longtime Annapolis lobbyist Ira C. Cooke to the state bar. Wednesday’s decision by the Court of Appeals caps Cooke’s six-year […]
Opinions – 4/23/12: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Civil Procedure Driver’s Privacy Protection Act BOTTOM LINE: Buyers’ claims under Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994 failed as matter of law, because, where solicitation by lawyers is an accepted […]
