U.S. revises guidelines in corporate crime probes
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The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday it is imposing new restrictions on corporate crime prosecutors in response to criticism that over-aggressive tactics were being used in some federal cases.
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The Supreme Court set down strict guidelines yesterday for investors who want to sue company officials for fraud, another victory for business in what has been a resoundingly successful year before the nation's highest court.
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The FBI's investigation of 14 corporations in a crackdown on improper subprime lending could expand to other companies, but the complex probes may take some time before any charges are brought, a federal law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission has taken steps on two fronts to protect  corporations, executives and accounting firms from investor  lawsuits that accuse them of fraud, the New York Times reported  in a story published on Tuesday.
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Federal officials imposed new complicated reforms on big business following a rash of corporate scandals several years ago -- but there&#39;s nothing like old-fashioned criminal convictions to drive the point home.
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LOS ANGELES - The federal monitor overseeing Police Department reform said improvements have been made in internal auditing procedures and investigation techniques into officers accused of using deadly force.
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The SEC is investigating possible profiteering by U.S. companies operating in the developing country with a history of corruption.
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The body that decides who will set accounting rules in the United States plans on Tuesday to propose changes aimed at enabling the Financial Accounting Standards Board to act faster.
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The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International Inc.  in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud at the software maker, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Despite possibly painful outcomes, Enron-style self-initiated internal investigations have become the tool of choice for corporate directors charged with wrongdoing at the companies they oversee.
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New SEC regulations are putting more scrutiny on corporate compensation committees and the consultants they use.
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Fallen newspaper tycoon Conrad Black's conviction on Friday on fraud and obstruction of justice charges was the latest chapter in a five-year-old U.S. crackdown on corporate wrongdoing that started off strong but has suffered some embarrassing setbacks.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 2004 - In a dramatic reversal, the Justice Department acknowledges its original prosecution of a suspected terror cell in Detroit was filled with a &quot;pattern of mistakes and oversights&quot; that warrant the dismissal of the convictions.
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Since regulators have largely cleaned up the improper trading that sparked a national scandal in 2003, the watchdogs are now working on improving disclosure of fees, commissions.
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The US Justice Department revised a policy statement on torture, calling it ``abhorrent&#39;&#39; and illegal and defining it more broadly than an August 2002 memorandum that the Bush administration
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Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey issued new restrictions yesterday on contacts between Justice Department and White House officials regarding ongoing criminal or civil investigations, implementing his first major policy revision since taking office on Nov. 9.
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The Bush administration on Monday released new guidelines aimed at protecting the privacy of U.S. citizens as the government moves to enhance its sharing of information as part of post-September 11 reforms.