Dutch Court Orders Fresh Probe of Ahold
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The Amsterdam commercial court  ordered a formal probe on Thursday into Ahold's management from  January 1998 to December 2003, dealing a blow to the retailer's  attempts to shake off the legacy of an accounting scandal.
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A South African court allows prosecutors to use documents for a possible new graft case against the ex-deputy leader.
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Â· Government ordered to give reason for crackdownÂ· President awaits key court ruling on re-election bid
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Lucent Technologies has been notified by the S.E.C. that it may be sued over a previously disclosed investigation of its operations in China.
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Lawyers for the embattled Yukos oil giant requested a new judge Monday as Russia&#39;s Tax Ministry sought to enforce $1.4 billion US ($1.
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Ahold NV AHLN.AS, the Dutch  grocery operator, and three former top executives have agreed  to settle U.S. securities fraud charges related to massive  overbooking of profits, the company and U.S. regulators said on  Wednesday.
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Tory leader Michael Howard today renewed his call for a second, judge-led inquiry into the affair of David Blunkett and the visa application for his former loverâs nanny.
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Dutch food retailer Ahold and three former top executives have agreed to settle fraud charges related to $1bn overstatement of profits.
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The European Commission, fresh from a  major court victory over Microsoft , launched new  antitrust investigations into the software giant on Monday, on  suspicion it abused its market dominance.
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JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 28 -- South African prosecutors on Friday delivered new corruption charges to Jacob Zuma, who only last week was elected leader of the African National Congress, his attorney told news services.
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GOLD Fields may launch a new set of legal challenges in New York on top of those launched in SA against the hostile takeover bid by Harmony, which was initiated last month.
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A senior prosecutor recommended that Daniel Bouton be questioned by judges in connection with accusations he has made about a rogue traderâs role in SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©raleâs  loss of billions of euros.
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(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard appointed as its new general counsel the lawyer it hired last year to conduct an independent investigation into the spying scandal at the company. Mike Holston, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, will take on the new position starting Feb. 22. He succeeds Ann Baskins, whoÂ resigned in September. HP has been embroiled in a scandalÂ regarding the tactics it used to investigate an internal information leak. The company is being investigated for approving illegal methods used to obtain information about journalists and employees. Holston revealed the results of his investigations into HP's probe at a press conference in September. He named HP executives who approved or were present at meetings that detailed the tactics company officials and third parties were using to investigate the information leak. He also disclosed plans at HP to use false information to lure reporters into identifying the leak. Holston said Mark Hurd, chairman and CEO of HP, approved that plan. Holston, who has served as external counsel at HP for over ten years, will report directly to Hurd in his new role. Holston replaces Baskins, who was subpoenaed for her role in the internal probe but refused to answer questions in front of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee investigating the matter. Last month, the first conviction in the case was made when aÂ private investigator pleaded guiltyÂ to fraudulently obtaining information about reporters and HP workers on HP's behalf. Others, including former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn and former HP legal counsel Kevin Hunsaker,Â still face charges. Â
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South Africa's former deputy president Jacob Zuma could face new corruption charges after a court ruling.
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Pakistan&#39;s government has prepared a  new misconduct complaint against the suspended chief judge, the  law minister said on Sunday, raising the stakes in a  three-month-old dispute that has sparked street protests.
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Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their probe yesterday into allegations that opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned.
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Federal prosecutors are planning a fresh indictment in a case that involves tax shelters sold by the accounting firm Ernst & Young.