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| US fines Swiss firm for bribery, sanctions violations Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 03:58 PM PST  Swiss oil services firm Weatherford International will pay more than $252 million to settle charges of corruption and violations of US sanctions against Iran, Cuba and other countries, officials said Tuesday. Weatherford and its US subsidiaries falsified its accounts to hide bribes paid to win business in Africa and the Middle East and its violations of US sanctions and export controls. Three subsidiaries of Weatherford agreed to plead guilty to anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and export controls violations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Justice Department said in a statement. "Weatherford International and its subsidiaries have also agreed to pay more than $252 million in penalties and fines," the department said. Full Story | Top |
| AP NewsBreak: Not guilty verdict in piracy case Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 01:21 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury Tuesday found a Somali man who acted as a negotiator for pirates aboard a hijacked ship not guilty of piracy, but had not yet reached a verdict on two lesser charges. Full Story | Top |
| Toyo Tire fined $120 million for price-fixing: U.S. Justice Department Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 11:22 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan's Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd has agreed to plead guilty to fixing some auto parts prices and pay a $120 million criminal fine, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The Justice Department and antitrust enforcers worldwide have been investigating price fixing of more than 30 types of car parts, including seatbelts, radiators, windshield wipers, air-conditioning systems, power window motors and power steering components. Toyo, which has subsidiaries in Kentucky and Georgia, has also agreed to cooperate with the investigation, the department said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Knockout game' : A crime trend or random violence? Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 10:52 AM PST By Daniel Kelley PHILADELPHIA, Pa (Reuters) - Police throughout the United States are investigating whether a rash of teen attacks on strangers, many of them elderly, is a crime trend known as the "knockout game" or a series of random acts of violence. A savage assault outside a pizza parlor in Philadelphia left a man severely injured, but with all his belongings intact. Reports of "knockout game" incidents - a shocking new national crime trend to some, and an urban myth to others - have emerged across the country, and officials have been left wondering how to address the problem. The "knockout game," as it has been reported, works like this: Teens punch a stranger, hoping to send the victim into unconsciousness with a single blow, generally while being filmed for posting on social media. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-flight attendant sentenced for bomb threats Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 08:10 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former United Airlines flight attendant who made phony bomb threats against jetliners has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Full Story | Top |
| Soldier murder trial set to start Friday Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 07:59 AM PST  The trial of two Muslim converts accused of brutally murdering a soldier in broad daylight in a London street is expected to start on Friday, a judge said on Tuesday. Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, will stand trial at the Old Bailey court in London following the conclusion of legal submissions. Adebolajo, wearing a black shirt, and Adebowale, in a beige knitted jumper, appeared in the dock on Tuesday, separated by security guards. Judge Nigel Sweeney told the court the trial could start on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Zimbabwe's top rights lawyer acquitted Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 07:59 AM PST  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's leading rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was acquitted Tuesday of charges of obstructing justice and being unruly to police officers. Full Story | Top |
| Tourist draw Antigua suffers crime, political mess Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 07:30 AM PST  ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) — With its cobblestone streets and colonial-era churches and plazas, picturesque Antigua has long been Guatemala's top tourist destination as an oasis away from the crime and chaos consuming the rest of the Central American country. Full Story | Top |
| 1 arrested in Colorado marijuana crackdown Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 06:50 AM PST Authorities say a Colombian man was arrested in last week's federal raids of more than a dozen sites connected to Colorado's marijuana industry. Forty-nine-year-old Hector Diaz was charged in federal court ... Full Story | Top |
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