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Criminal

Nov. 30, 2011

Prosecutors see key FCPA convictions tossed

Citing pervasive government misconduct, a federal judge took the rare step of vacating the bribery convictions that prosecutors recently won against a Southern California company and its top two executives.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Citing pervasive government misconduct, a federal judge took the rare step of vacating the bribery convictions that prosecutors recently won against a Southern California company and its top two executives.


The convictions must be wiped away because, among other reasons, prosecutors and FBI agents did not fulfill their discovery obligations and made mis-statements to obtain search warra...

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