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Munster business owner sentenced in bribery case
The owner of a Munster tree-trimming business will spend a year in federal prison for paying kickbacks to a former Hammond councilman in exchange for city work, court records show
Read More »Prison guard indicted on conspiracy, drug, bribery charges
A federal grand jury has indicted a 31-year-old Halawa prison guard on charges of conspiracy to smuggle methamphetamine into the prison, bribery and drug-related counts
Read More »Omani firm confirms CEO held for bribery
Oman's National Gas confirmed on Wednesday that its chief executive had been detained by the public prosecutor over suspected bribery, and said the firm's financial controller would take over as acting
Read More »Southern Command intel official faces bribery
An intelligence specialist for the Miami-based Southern Command is facing federal bribery, extortion and other charges involving alleged drug money
Read More »Second U.S. Bribery Trial Begins for Brooklyn Assemblyman
In October 2010, William F. Boyland Jr., a state assemblyman from Brooklyn, shared fine cuts of meat, wine and whiskey with two businessmen who were trying to buy Mr. Boyland’s political influence
Read More »Firms face EU blacklist in bribery law change
Companies and banks that fail to prevent financial crime by their staff could face vast fines and be blacklisted from European contracts under a change to the Bribery Act being considered by the Government
Read More »The cost of corruption is a serious challenge for companies
Bribery, corruption and facilitation payments were the most commonly reported issues recorded by the Institute of Business Ethics' media monitoring during 2013. They accounted for 13% of all the stories on business ethics. The
Read More »Bribery trial paused for ex-New Orleans mayor
A first day of jury selection for the bribery trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ended Monday without a panel being seated
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