Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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Five Charged in Connection with al Qaeda Plot to Attack the U.S. and the U.K.
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:13:49 -0500

Charges were announced against five members of an al Qaeda plot to attack targets in the United States and United Kingdom. The charges reveal that the plot against New York's subway system uncovered in September 2009 involving Colorado resident Najibullah Zazi was directed by senior al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, and was also directly related to a scheme by al Qaeda plotters in Pakistan to use Western operatives to attack a target in the United Kingdom.



Company to Pay $240 Million Penalty for Role in Foreign Contract Bribery Scheme
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:19:58 -0500

Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. has agreed to pay a $240 million criminal penalty to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for its participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction contracts. The contracts to build liquefied natural gas facilities on Bonny Island, Nigeria, were valued at more than $6 billion.


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