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The Viewpoint - Issues relating to bribery and corruption in M&A transactions
Under Indian law, directors of a company can be prosecuted for a criminal offence on the basis of a provision in the relevant statute that makes persons 'in charge of and responsible for the business of the company' liable for offences committed by a
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:36A
Bombay HC orders prosecution of Mumbai Congress chief
Act. “The commissioner of police shall obtain sanction from the government to prosecute Kripashankar Singh for criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act,” a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Roshan Dalvi said.
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:27A
IN THE MATTER OF MARGULIES
On July 19, 2011, in Supreme Court, New York County, respondent was convicted, after a jury trial, of 30 felonies, to wit, grand larceny in the first degree in violation of Penal Law § 155.42 (2 counts), a class B felony; scheme to defraud in the first
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:11A
Hennepin County Sheriff: Decrease In Violent Crime
(Definition from FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.) Sheriff Stanek cites three leading factors in the reduction of violent crime in the county: improved use of technology by law enforcement, enhanced criminal information sharing and analysis,
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:11A
Residents gather to learn about law enforcement
Those attending the class are encouraged to attend each meeting so that they get a complete learning experience about how the police department and criminal justice system work. St. George resident Kamren Wilkinson decided to attend the Citizen's
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:00A
Trial to begin for Hampton man
Chad Squyres, 34, was taken into custody and transported to the Union County Criminal Justice Facility by a criminal investigator with the state police on Aug. 4, 2010, according to a booking report from the Union County Sheriff's Office.
Updated: 02/22/2012 06:59A
Criminal libel: a bad idea in a free society
Greg Brophy has proposed repeal of his state's 19th-century criminal-libel statute, telling the Associated Press that the law "tramples on the First Amendment rights of people to write and or post online things that they want to post.
Updated: 02/22/2012 06:55A
Man Slain at Juliet Supperclub Liked to Rob Club-Goers, Sources Say
By Murray Weiss Murray Weiss is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, columnist and editor, and is considered an expert on government, law enforcement, criminal justice, organized crime and terrorism. MANHATTAN — A man who was gunned down
Updated: 02/22/2012 06:55A
Juliet Supperclub Shooting Victim Mugged Club-Goers, Sources Say
By Murray Weiss Murray Weiss is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, columnist and editor, and is considered an expert on government, law enforcement, criminal justice, organized crime and terrorism. MANHATTAN — A man who was gunned down
Updated: 02/22/2012 06:55A
The tribal support of gargantuan crimes in Ghana
President Atta Mills should release Alfred Woyome “immediately.” Why? Are the Tongu chiefs so disordered that they do not believe in law and order. That they encourage crime! Should there be anarchy, in some sort of Hobbesian state of insecurity?
Updated: 02/22/2012 06:49A
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