Tag: Corporate crime
Jury convicts former NW Indiana mayor of bribery in retrial
HAMMOND, Ind. — A federal jury convicted a former northwestern Indiana mayor on a bribery charge Friday in his retrial on allegations he solicited...
California sues major US nursing home operator over ratings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's attorney general and local officials sued the nation's largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company misled consumers on...
Former Evansville housing exec gets probation for theft
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A former top executive at a southwestern Indiana nonprofit that provides housing for veterans and homeless families was sentenced to two...
Amid FBI probe, Texas official hired from big donor family
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is under FBI investigation over claims of using his office to help a political donor, gave...
FCA pleads guilty in plot to enrich Detroit union officials
DETROIT — Automaker FCA US pleaded guilty to conspiracy Monday, admitting that it paid off leaders of the United Auto Workers to try to...
Man sentenced for concert investment scheme
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months in federal prison for his part in a multimillion-dollar...
South African ex-president’s corruption trial set for May
JOHANNESBURG —
Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial...
UK tech tycoon fights US extradition over ill-fated HP deal
LONDON — A British tech entrepreneur appeared in a London court Tuesday to fight extradition to the United States on fraud charges stemming from...
German drug firm to pay $50M in US purity case at India site
LAS VEGAS — An international pharmaceutical company has agreed to plead guilty in a U.S. court and pay $50 million for deleting and hiding...