Criminal Charges

Olympus Report To Be Released Next Week, Opening Way For Possible Criminal Complaints

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Hideo Yamada, Olympus Corp, Criminal Charges, M&A, Kyodo, Olympus Crimiinal, Criminal Complaints, Sesc, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, Video, Business News

TOKYO - An expert panel appointed by Japan's Olympus Corp to look into an accounting scandal at the disgraced firm will release its findings on Tu...

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Johnson & Johnson Settles Foreign Bribery Charges

Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Johnson and Johnson, Kickbacks, Securites and Exchange Commission, US Charged, Criminal Charges, Obama Administration, Sec, Bribes, Drug Company, Justice Department, Business News

Johnson & Johnson on Friday agreed to pay $70 million to settle U.S. charges that it paid bribes and kickbacks to win business overseas, the first...

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Drugmaker To Pay $475 Million To Settle Charges From Tainted Antidepressants

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Civil Charges, Paxil, Glaxosmithkline, Civil Penalties, Allegations, Criminal Charges, Drug Makers, Business News

BOSTON — British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC will pay $750 million to settle allegations that it knowingly manufactured and sold ...

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Diane Wilson, BP Protester, Interrupts Hearing To Urge Criminal Charges Over Oil Spill

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BP Oil Spill, Doj, Tony Hayward, Oil Spill, Diane Wilson, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Criminal Charges, Green News

WASHINGTON — A woman disrupted a House hearing just as BP CEO executive Tony Hayward began his testimony. The woman, identified as Diane Wilson...

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Alvin Greene Paid Senate Race Registration Fee Himself, Says South Carolina Law Enforcement

AP | MEG KINNARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Defender, Democratic Primary, US Military, Midterm Elections, 2010 Elections, Unemployment Benefits, Alvin Greene, South Carolina, Registration Fee, Investigation, Criminal Charges, Jim Demint, Elections 2010, Politics News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An unemployed military veteran will face no state charges over the $10,440 filing fee for his successful bid to win South Carol...

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Gizmodo Faces Likely Criminal and Civil Charges over iPhone Episode

David Swift | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Gizmodo, Stolen, Law, Apple, Apple Iphone, Criminal Charges, Theft, Lawsuit, Prototype, Kwika, Technology News
David Swift

While Gizmodo has certainly succeeded in inserting itself in the news cycle, it may not realize exactly just how much trouble it put itself in.

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U.S. Considering Criminal Case Against BP

LA Times | Richard A. Serrano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, White House, Doj, Size, Estimates, British Petroleum, Feds, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Well, Lawsuit, Cleanup, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Criminal Charges, Leak, Tony West, Gulf of Mexico, Green News

A team of top federal prosecutors and investigators has taken the first steps toward a formal criminal investigation into oil giant BP's actions befor...

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Beware the Celebrity Double Standard in Michael Jackson Criminal Case

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los-Angeles-County-District-Attorney, Dr. Conrad Murray, Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Criminal Charges, Michael Jackson Death, Home News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The celebrity double standard red flag is flying high in the case of Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deat...

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BALLOON BOY CHARGES: Authorities Expect To Charge Balloon Boy Father Richard Heene (VIDEO)

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Balloon Boy Father, Arrests, Misdemeanor, Hoax, Balloon Boy, Media, Heene Family, Balloon, Richard Heene, Balloon Boy Family, 'Balloon' Dad and Sheriff, Federal Charges, Balloon Boy Dad, Criminal Charges, Balloon Boy Parents, Science Detective, Ryo Heene, Falcon Heene, Mayumi Heene, Flying Saucer, Sheriff, Balloon Boy Video, Balloon Boy Press Conference, Video, Denver News

Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended...

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After Fatal Beating, Racial Tension, and Police Corruption, Shenandoah Inches toward Justice

John Amaya | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Luis Ramirez, U.S. Department of Justice, Derrick Donchak, Police Misconduct, Violence, Kicking, Indictments, Fbi, Beating, Conspiracy, Civil Rights Division, Federal Indictments, Extortion, Thomas E. Perez, Justice, Fatal Beating, Obstruction of Justice, Commission of a Hate Crime, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Bigotry, Petty Infraction, Hate, Crime, Pa, Shenandoah, Police Officer Jason Hayes, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice, Brandon Piekarsky, Lieutenant William Moyer, Maldef, Official Misconduct, Federal Grand Jury, Damning Evidence, Criminal Charges, State Trial, Hitting, Shenandoah Police Chief Matthew Nestor, Tampering With Evidence, Racial Slurs, Nclr, National Council of La Raza, Home News
John Amaya

In the case of the fatal beating of Luis Ramirez, a federal grand jury recently delivered indictments that included the commission of a hate crime, obstruction of justice, official misconduct, and extortion.

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Arson Caused L.A. Wildfire: U.S. Forest Service

AP | GREG RISLING and RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: L.A., U.S. Forest Service, LA Sheriff's Department, Wildfires, Station Fire, Criminal Charges, Fires, Arson, Los Angeles, Home News

LOS ANGELES — Investigators launched a homicide investigation Thursday into the wildfire north of Los Angeles after determining that the giganti...

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