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Developers to Face Trials Separately From Ex-LA Councilman Huizar in Bribery Scandal

March 8, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Two real estate developers will be tried separately from Jose Huizar, the former Los Angeles city councilman they are accused of bribing to get their projects approved, a federal judge ruled on March 7. David Lee and Shen Zhen New World will each go to trial in downtown Los Angeles prior to the start of…

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FirstEnergy to Pay $230 Million in Settlement in Ohio Bribery Case

July 22, 2021
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CINCINNATI—Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. has agreed to a settlement that calls for the company to fully cooperate and pay a $230 million fine as part of a sweeping bribery scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cincinnati and the FBI are scheduled to hold a news briefing later Thursday morning on the deferred prosecution…

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