Prosecutions drop for US white-collar crime
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They're down 28 percent from five years ago, as homeland security cases rise in priority.
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The US Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud at the software maker, several publications reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
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A plan by US banks to calm down rattled credit markets is dropped shortly before it was due to launch.
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Crime in the United States fell slightly in the first six months of 2007, the FBI reported in a preliminary analysis on Monday that could indicate a reversal of the increases of recent years.
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A child abuse case against a former US bishop is dropped, hours after he was charged.
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The US Justice Department&#39;s crackdown on cyber crime has brought to light illegal activities, including credit-card fraud, to the tune of over US $215 million and resulted in dozens of arrests, a senior official said in Washington.
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Charges against a man accused of planting a listening device at Nicole Kidman's home are dropped.
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Officials dropped charges Monday against the senior investigator whose corruption probe led to the suspension of South Africa's national police chief and escalated tensions between prosecutors and police.
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DENVER -- One of the three federal lawsuits at the heart of the sex-and-recruiting scandal surrounding the University of Colorado football team has been dropped, attorneys in the case said Monday.
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Courts are starting to push back  against a U.S. government crackdown on corporate fraud as  prosecutors and regulators test the limits, legal experts say.
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Most punishment from the recent wave of business scandals has fallen on corporate executives and in some cases accountants and other professionals who advised them.
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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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A US judge drops charges against two Guantanamo Bay inmates, in a setback for efforts to try terror suspects.
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Doubts over charges against a US firm underscore concerns about the legal system and foreign investment.
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The dismissal of charges against 13 defendants from the accounting firm is a defeat for prosecutors in a long-running case.
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Leading shares closed weaker on Tuesday, with BAE Systems sharply lower after the US Department of Justice started a probe into its compliance with anti-corruption laws.
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All charges against a doctor accused of murdering four patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have been dropped, a spokesman for the state prosecutors office said on Tuesday.