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Authorities drop remaining charges in major bribery case
Source: Reuters
Authorities drop remaining charges in major bribery case
By Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON | Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors filed a motion on Tuesday to drop the remaining charges in a failed major bribery prosecution involving military equipment sales.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to dismiss its case against Jonathan Spiller, Haim Geri, and Daniel Alvirez, who had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate a U.S. foreign bribery law.
The defendants were charged with trying to bribe a supposed African defense minister, but the scheme had been orchestrated as an elaborate undercover operation by the FBI.
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The Justice Department does not often dismiss entire cases, and dropping charges after defendants have already pleaded guilty is also a rare occurrence.
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By Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON | Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors filed a motion on Tuesday to drop the remaining charges in a failed major bribery prosecution involving military equipment sales.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to dismiss its case against Jonathan Spiller, Haim Geri, and Daniel Alvirez, who had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate a U.S. foreign bribery law.
The defendants were charged with trying to bribe a supposed African defense minister, but the scheme had been orchestrated as an elaborate undercover operation by the FBI.
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The Justice Department does not often dismiss entire cases, and dropping charges after defendants have already pleaded guilty is also a rare occurrence.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/27/us-bribery-sting-idUSBRE82Q11N20120327
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