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Criminal

Apr. 7, 2011

FCPA Trial Against Azusa Company Opens

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday opened their case against three individuals accused of bribing Mexican utility officials, describing it as a classic story of a corrupt company.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - The criminal trial of three individuals accused of making illegal bribes overseas began Tuesday with opening statements that boiled the case down to one simple question: Did executives at Lindsey Manufacturing Co. win business by buying a sports car and other gifts for Mexican utility officials?


The trial follows an intense round of pretrial motion hearings that ended with the f...

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