Former Va. gov's corruption conviction upheld

 

USA TODAY Laura Geller, WVEC-TV, Hampton-Norfolk, Va. July 10, 2015

 

RICHMOND, Va. — A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the corruption conviction Friday of Virginia's former governor.

 

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Brazil oil giant faces $98bn shareholder lawsuit in US over corruption scheme

 

 

New York court to hear case brought by investors including pension funds of British academics and US state workers over ‘Carwash’ scam at Petrobras

 

 

The Guardian Rupert Neate in New York  @RupertNeate  Friday 10 July 2015

 

 

A US judge has told Petrobras bosses to prepare for a $98bn lawsuit over allegations that executives at the Brazilian oil company and senior politicians were involved in a huge money-laundering and corruption scheme dubbed “Operation Carwash”. 

 

 

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