Feds open doors to wider use of DNA
The federal government on Thursday brushed away a major barrier in introducing DNA in criminal cases, ending the routine practice of requiring defendants who plead guilty to surrender the right to...
View ArticleAlcatel to pay $137M to settle bribery charges
Alcatel-Lucent SA has agreed to pay more than $137 million to settle charges brought against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. The SEC late Monday accused the...
View ArticleBAE Systems fined up to $79M
Defense contractor BAE Systems PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to pay a fine of up to $79 million to settle an arms export controls case with the U.S. Department of State, the largest civil fine ever...
View ArticleJPMorgan pays $211M to settle bid-rigging charges
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $211 million after admitting one of its divisions rigged dozens of bidding competitions to win business from state and local governments. J.P. Morgan...
View ArticleCredit Suisse targeted in US tax evasion probe
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Credit Suisse Group‘s offshore business with wealthy American clients as part of a larger probe into suspected U.S. tax evaders, the Swiss bank said Friday....
View ArticleNY attorney general removed from settlement panel
New York’s attorney general has been removed from the executive committee negotiating a nationwide foreclosure settlement with U.S. banks. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller issued notice Tuesday that...
View Article7 state AGs join case against AT&T merger
Seven state attorneys general have joined the Justice Department‘s lawsuit to block the merger of AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. The department announced that state attorneys general from New...
View ArticleAT&T slams FCC report on T-Mobile merger
AT&T Inc. blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for compiling what it called an unfair and biased report on what would happen if AT&T were allowed to buy T-Mobile USA....
View ArticleUS Justice Dept checking e-book sales practices
The U.S. Justice Department is looking into possible anticompetitive practices involving e-book sales. A department spokeswoman says that Sharis Pozen, the acting head of the antitrust division,...
View ArticleJustice, AT&T agree to put off antitrust trial
AT&T Inc. and the Justice Department agreed Monday to put off their upcoming antitrust trial over the phone company’s proposed acquisition of smaller rival T-Mobile USA while the wireless carriers...
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