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After Jury Trial, Former Congressional Staffer Found Guilty on Federal Bribery and Extortion Charges for Taking $5,000 from Compton Marijuana Dispensary

Small businesses need to watch out for people who ask for donations or funds to make their compliance issues go away. A recent case ended up in criminal charges and a three-day trial that ended last week in a conviction.On … Continue reading

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Bribery Act in force 1 July

The Bribery Act comes into force on 1 July 2011. In February and April I blogged on the implications, but I would just like to recap on the main points and highlight 2 Case Studies. The Act creates 2 general … Continue reading

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Italy lower house approves bill effectively cutting Berlusconi bribery trial short

[JURIST] The Italian Chamber of Deputies [official website, in Italian] approved legislation [C.3127-A materials, in Italian] by a vote of 314-296 Wednesday to shorten the statute of limitations for criminal trials of defendants who do not have prior convictions. The … Continue reading

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Nigeria filing bribery charges against Cheney in connection with Halliburton contract

[JURIST] Nigerian prosecutors announced Thursday that they are instituting bribery charges against former US vice president Dick Cheney [BBC profile] in connection in with a contract that Halliburton [corporate website; JURIST news archive] subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) [corporate … Continue reading

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China Probes 2,755 Commercial Bribery Cases in Health Sector in 2006 (RedNova)

China probes 2,755 commercial bribery cases in health sector in 2006 BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) — China probed 2,755 commercial bribery cases in its health sector in 2006, Xinhua has learnt from the Chinese Ministry of Health (MOH). Read more … Continue reading

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