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2 defense contractors sentenced in Navy air base bribery scheme
SAN DIEGO -- Two defense contractors have been sentenced to three years in prison for their part in a fraud and bribery scheme involving phony payments for the repair of military aircraft at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado. Robert Ehnow and...
Tags: Prisons, Bribery, Military Equipment, U.S. Navy, Punishment
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Heidi Klum's bribe: She pays her kids to eat healthy
Heidi Klum bribes her kids to eat healthy. Well, that's a new one for the celebrity parenting handbook. The supermodel, who recently revealed that she loves "a good hamburger and French fries," is sharing one of her parenting methods that's sure to...
Tags: America's Got Talent (tv program), Healthy Diet, Bribery, Khloe Kardashian, Heidi Klum
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Herbalife hires PricewaterhouseCoopers as its new auditor
Seven weeks after its auditor resigned in an insider trading scandal, Herbalife Ltd. retained major accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers as its new auditor. The Los Angeles nutritional products company said Tuesday that PricewaterhouseCoopers would...
Tags: Herbalife Limited, Skechers USA Incorporated, Scott London, Insider Trading, Fraud
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High-ranking Chinese official caught in anti-corruption net
SHANGHAI — China is investigating a senior economic policymaker for alleged "serious disciplinary violations" — the highest-ranking central government official to be targeted in the new Chinese president's anti-corruption crackdown. The...Tags: Politics, National Government, Corruption, Xi Jinping, Political Corruption
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Former Compton firefighter charged with arson, embezzlement
A former Compton firefighter pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of arson, grand theft and embezzlement in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of communications equipment in December 2011. Marcel Melanson, 37,...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Arson, Politics, Theft, Embezzlement
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Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft
Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...
Tags: Politics, Trials, Public Officials, Entertainment, Theft
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Wal-Mart's profit, sales disappoint
It was a tough quarter for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up slightly, but the company struggled with a sales slump in its namesake business. The company, based in Bentonville,...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Bribery, Mexico, Personal Income, Earnings Forecasts
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A Mexican father's plea to two presidents
President Obama has much to discuss with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, when they meet in Mexico City this week. No issue, however, is more urgent than the search for peace, justice and dignity for and between our peoples. For seven years,...
Tags: Criminals, Politics, Interior Policy, Mexico City, Restraint of Trade
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Mexico captures drug kingpin's father-in-law
MEXICO CITY — On the eve of President Obama's trip to Mexico, Mexican authorities on Tuesday announced the capture of a key drug cartel operative, the father-in-law and associate of one of the world's most-wanted fugitive kingpins. The major...
Tags: Mexico, Police Arrests, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Crime, Law and Justice, Restraint of Trade
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Patient is out of network, out of luck
A worrisome abdominal pain drove Jalal Afshar to seek treatment last year at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente. The Pasadena resident and Kaiser member had lived for years with a rare condition known as Castleman's disease, which affects the lymph...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, General Practitioners, Medical Research, Breach of Contract
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Four immigration officials charged with bribery, fraud
Attorney Kwang Man "John" Lee, authorities say, was a man who could make things happen — for a price. For a pound of marijuana and $44,000, the Koreatown attorney allegedly said, he could get an immigrant client a U.S. citizenship. "Price is...Tags: Czech Republic, Lawyers, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Four officials accused of receiving bribes for immigration fraud
Authorities on Wednesday announced charges against a ring of federal officials who allegedly received bribes of cash and expensive gifts in exchange for fraudulent immigration benefits. The scheme was allegedly orchestrated by Koreatown attorney Kwang...Tags: Czech Republic, Bribery, Politics, Japan, Trials
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