Trial for LA producers accused of bribery delayed
LOS ANGELES — Trial has been delayed for at least a week for a filmmaking couple accused of bribing Thai officials to run the Bangkok International Film Festival.
China formally arrests 4 Rio Tinto employees
SHANGHAI — China formally arrested four employees of Anglo-American mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. for infringing trade secrets and bribery, but stopped short of laying politically explosive espionage charges in a case that has strained ties with key trading partner Australia.
Rio employees face trade secrets, bribery charges
SHANGHAI — China stopped short of laying politically explosive espionage charges against four employees of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd., accusing them of infringing trade secrets and bribery in a case that has strained ties with key trading partner Australia.
NJ man pleads guilty in Iraq contracts scandal
TRENTON, N.J. — The husband of a former New Jersey Army Reserve officer who was sentenced to prison for her role in a corruption scandal in Iraq has pleaded guilty to laundering a portion of the money she stole.
Closing arguments set for ex-congressman’s trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury is scheduled to hear closing arguments Wednesday in the bribery trial of a former Louisiana congressman whose case gained notoriety after a search of his home turned up $90,000 cash hidden in a freezer.
‘Girls Gone Wild’ lawyer: NV bribe claim bogus
RENO, Nev. — Federal prosecutors brought trumped up charges against a Hollywood associate of “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis, two ex-sheriff’s deputies and a jail worker to pressure them to implicate Francis in an alleged bribery scandal, a lawyer said.
Bribery charges tied to Joe Francis’ jail time
RENO, Nev. — Prosecutors say a Hollywood executive bribed sheriff’s officials and a jail worker with money and gifts that included a Cartier watch and Oakland Raiders tickets in exchange for preferential treatment for “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis while he was locked up last year.
Closing arguments next week in freezer cash trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Defense lawyers for a former Louisiana congressman accused of taking bribes and hiding $90,000 in his freezer have presented their case to a federal jury.
Connecticut businessman convicted in bribe case
NEW YORK — A Connecticut businessman has been convicted of conspiring with others to corrupt the oil privatization process in Azerbaijan (ah-zur-by-JAHN’).
Photos of frozen cash shown in Jefferson’s trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An FBI agent testified that it took federal agents about 30 minutes to find $90,000 in cash hidden in the freezer of a then-congressman’s Washington home.
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