Justice Department Drops Foreign Bribery Case
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Carrie Johnson
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 3:00 PM
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The Justice Department has abandoned its high profile foreign bribery case against businessmen in the military equipment industry after a string of mistrials and acquittals. Prosecutors have spent increasing resources to bring companies to justice under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, but their record recently has been very uneven.



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