AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
GE Whistle-Blower’s Award Stands: A federal judge has awarded $11.5 million to Chester Walsh, a former employee of General Electric Co., for calling attention to an alleged bribery scheme involving an Israeli Air Force general. General Electric pleaded guilty last summer to four charges in connection with the sale of military jet engines to Israel. The Justice Department had sought unsuccessfully to reduce Walsh’s award--the largest ever to a whistle-blower--to $4.5 million.
