German authorities have raided Audi’s offices and homes of several officials over the emissions test cheating scandal by its parent firm Volkswagen. The authorities allege that Audi engineers and managers might have installed the ...
Volkswagen is nearing a $4.3bn settlement with the US regulators that would include pleading guilty to several criminal charges in the diesel emissions scandal. The company is in advanced discussions with the USDepartment of Justice and ...
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WASHINGTON – Steven A. Murray, 54, of Pelham, Alabama, and his company, Bio-Tech Management Inc., were sentenced today in federal court in Macon, Georgia, after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, ...
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Those involved in peddling counterfeit components have done their business with relative impunity. But the successful prosecution of a perpetrator in the US may mark the beginning of some law and order in the rampant illegal counterfeit ...
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The 1998 Major League Baseball season will forever be remembered for "The Chase," first by Ken Griffey, Jr., and finally between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, to top Roger Maris's home-run record of 61. "The Chase" brought beer-drinking and ...
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Worker Benjamin Tracey was attempting to clear a blockage in a newly installed form, fill and seal machine at a food manufacturer's in Halstead, Essex, when its heated jaws closed on his left index finger and a knife mechanism fired into ...
Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing conspiracies involving laptop battery cells and automotive parts. They will pay a total of $56.5 million in criminal fines, the U.S. Department of Justice said. ...
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Jeremy Hammond, the hacker accused of breaking into global foreign-intelligence company Stratfor's systems and stealing information later posted to Wikileaks, has pleaded guilty to the charges and now faces 10 years in jail. Caught in ...
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A former member of a band of hackers faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a single computer hacking charge. Jeremy Hammond, 28, of Chicago admitted to participating in more than a half dozen attacks perpetrated ...
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Four British men associated with the LulzSec hacker collective received prison sentences Thursday for their roles in cyberattacks launched by the group against corporate and government websites in 2011. Ryan Cleary , 21, Jake Davis, 20, ...
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Federal officials have seized 10 web domains that were allegedly selling counterfeit products including Specialized bikes, clothing and shoes. Officials said other bike vendors including SRAM, Cervelo and Pinarello assisted in their ...
A Dorset company specialising in the installation of solar panels has been fined for safety failings after a worker fell from a roof in Hampshire. The Gendex Limited employee, who does not wish to be named, stepped through a rooflight at ...
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A 22-year-old Dutch man who sold credit card details online was sentenced on Friday to 12 years in a U.S. prison in a fraud case that prosecutors alleged caused more than $63 million in damages, according to the Department of Justice. ...
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European Commission gave the green light to the US component manufacturer Precision Castparts Corporation's acquisition of the US titanium producer Timet. The Commission after an in depth investigation concluded that this transaction would ...
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Rolling On - The Rolling Stones have announced four concerts in London and New York at the end of the year. The band will play London's O2 Arena on 25 and 29 November and at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey on 13 and 15 December. ...
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